 Ward with the Oakland Raiders in 2016 | |||||||||||||
| No. 52 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | May 11, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Edward W. Bok Technical (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Jihad Ward (/dʒɪˈhɑːd/ jih-HAHD;[1] born May 11, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.