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
We were down 10-7 for the longest time. We had chances to make some plays, but we just didn't do it. Their defense had a lot to do with that. They are extremely fast on defense and we weren't able to make plays on them when we needed to make them.
We've had to come from behind and he's done that. He's done a great job of handling adversity, calming guys down, making little jokes in the huddle. That's just the way he is.
Ben threw for 300-some yards. Any problems he might have had, I think, had to do with planting his foot.
Ben's our guy. He can take us places.
Ben might not have the numbers of Peyton Manning, but it's time that he started being mentioned as one of the great quarterbacks in the game.
Ben is different with his confidence this year. He has trust in everyone around him and he makes the team work for him. He has been a phenomenal leader.
Ben has a desire to be the best. You can see that in him. He's going to be a great quarterback for a lot of years.
Ben doesn't put up numbers like Peyton Manning, he just wins.
Ben actually looked to the left and I had a hitch route. It was only about six yards, so when he came back to me, I kind of figured Champ was driving on me and that's not how you want to start the game, with a pick for a touchdown.
We gave ourselves a chance to win the ballgame,
We want to give him the ring. It would be the book in the making of the Jerome Bettis story.
You guys are going to catch him eventually, so he can't run from you. For him, it can be overwhelming, but it's overwhelming for me to look at all you guys. This is what it's all about.
This year, he's been in every scenario possible -- coming from behind, doing a two-minute drill, losing a shootout. He's experienced all that, and he's going to continue to grow.
When I was there, it wasn't cool to be a mixed kid. There probably was some hatred there. Some of the kids are treated badly and, sadly, it happens, but it's not the kids' fault.