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Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 13, 2024, 10:25 AM ET
Hines Ward has actually been worked with as Arizona State's next pass receivers coach, the school revealed Sunday.
“I am genuinely honored to sign up with Arizona State University football as pass receivers coach,” Ward, the Super Bowl XL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champ, stated in a declaration Sunday. “It's an unbelievable chance to share my enthusiasm for the video game with a group of skilled boys and assist them reach their complete capacity. The culture and energy here in the Valley is unique and I can't wait to be part of it.”
Ward likewise brings training experience. He is a previous pass receivers coach at Florida Atlantic and has actually been an offending assistant for the New York Jets along with a head coach in the XFL.
He signs up with second-year coach Kenny Dillingham's personnel after the departure of receivers coach Ra'Shaad Samples to Oregon.
Ward acquires a pass receiver space that is thought about among the most gifted systems in the program. It consists of seasoned transfer Jake Smith, leading returning receiver Elijhah Badger and Colorado transfer Jordyn Tyson.
Ward played in 217 NFL video games, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers, from 1998 to 2011. He has 12,083 getting backyards, 1,000 receptions and 85 getting goals.
Arizona State went 3-9 in Dillingham's very first year, handling the lineup atrophy and a remaining NCAA case from Herm Edwards' period.
Arizona State opens the season versus Wyoming on Aug. 31.
