Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward, Jr.is a retired American football wide receiver, businessman, and television personality. He is the current NBC studio analyst who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Georgia. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he became the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL, and...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CitySeoul, South Korea
I think they went out of their way. It was far more than what I expected.
You don't really realize you're playing with a Hall of Fame running back until it comes to the end. But for all he has done for this organization, the city of Pittsburgh, he epitomizes what the Pittsburgh Steelers are all about, a class act on and off the field. I don't even think he realizes how much of a role model he is. Guys just feed off him as far as how he handles situations, how he approaches each and every Sunday, how he approaches practice each and every day.
We've put ourselves behind the 8-ball as far as the playoffs go. I think we've got to win all four of our games left.
As far as the city and him with cornrows and stuff, they love everybody,
As far as numbers-wise, its between my agent and the organization,
The quarterback starts everything off. If the quarterback has confidence, the other 10 guys around in him believe in him. We'll go as far as Ben takes us.
I just fit the mold as far as a blue-collar guy. I may not be the flashiest, most flamboyant out there, but I get the job done for my team.
Can we win three road games? We can't look that far down the line. We just have to take it one game at a time.
I don't think it could be written any better as far as a story line - a happy ending.
I think we need to put a good drive together. Don't let us come out until we put seven, eight plays back-to-back. Then, I'm happy with that.
I think when Champ intercepted that ball and ran it all the way back and (almost) scored, Denver had the game in control.
It gave us the momentum. It got our crowd back into it.
It has been a heck of a ride. We get the opportunity to go down in history among some of the greatest players. This is what the Super Bowl is all about.
Jerome has just meant so much to us. For him to go out the way he went out (as a Super Bowl champion), if I was retiring and my career was towards the end, that's how I would want to go out.