Ward suffered a concussion in Week 1 that caused him to miss Week 2. He played again in Weeks 3, 4, and 5 before being involved in a freak accident on the field before Week 6, when he and tight end Drew Ogletree collided during warmups, knocking Ward unconscious and afflicting him with another concussion. Ward went on Injured Reserve at that point and didn’t return until Week 12. He played another three games before suffering yet another concussion and going on IR again, to end his season.
