Dedric Lamar Ward was born on September 29,1974 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys.
26 Facts About Dedric Ward
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Dedric Ward played college football at University of Northern Iowa.
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Dedric Ward accepted a football scholarship from Division I-AA Northern Iowa University.
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Dedric Ward became a starter at wide receiver as a sophomore.
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Dedric Ward finished his career as the school's and conference's All-time leading wide receiver with 176 receptions for 3,876 yards, 41 touchdown receptions and 304 career points.
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Dedric Ward was the only player in Gateway Football Conference history to produce 3 consecutive seasons of over 1,000 yards, leading the conference each year.
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Dedric Ward had a mark of 27 consecutive games with a reception and blocked 2 punts.
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Dedric Ward was a part of the track team, placing third in the 55 metres with a time of 6.33 seconds at the Gateway Indoor Championships his senior season.
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Dedric Ward set a school record in the 200 metres with a time of 20.86 seconds.
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Dedric Ward was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft, because his special teams production reminded head coach Bill Parcells of David Meggett.
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Dedric Ward had a career-high 71-yard touchdown reception in the AFC East division clinching win against the Buffalo Bills.
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Dedric Ward had 5 receptions for 61 yards in the AFC Championship game against the Denver Broncos.
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Dedric Ward ended up starting 10 games as the team's deep threat, collecting 22 receptions for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns, while averaging 7.6 yards on 38 punt returns.
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Dedric Ward had a breakout year, posting 16 starts, 54 receptions for 801 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Dedric Ward was a backup behind Oronde Gadsden, appearing in 13 games, with 21 receptions and 209 yards.
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Dedric Ward was released in a salary-cap move on February 26,2003.
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Dedric Ward appeared in 3 games and was declared inactive in 3 contests.
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Dedric Ward appeared in 4 games and was declared inactive in 2 contests.
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Dedric Ward was targeted by Tom Brady 4 times in the three postseason games making one catch for 22 yards in the Patriots divisional round win over the Titans.
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Dedric Ward appeared in 8 games and was declared inactive in 7 contests.
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Dedric Ward made one reception for 5 yards, one carry for 11 rushing yards and returned 14 punts for an 8.1-yard average.
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Dedric Ward played in 103 regular-season games during his NFL career with 167 receptions for 2,307 yards and 12 touchdowns, to go along with 123 punt returns for 1,026 yards.
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Dedric Ward first served as wide receivers coach for Missouri State in 2006.
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Dedric Ward was hired by the head coach Ken Whisenhunt and the Arizona Cardinals as offensive quality control coach on March 21,2007.
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Dedric Ward was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to be an offensive quality control coach for the 2009 season.
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Dedric Ward has one son, Mason Ward, who lives with him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.