Texans<\/a> senior director of communications Omar Majzoub told NFL.com on Thursday, \u201cWe are aware of the report involving Jimmie Ward. We are gathering information and have no further comment at this time.\u201dThe 33-year-old defensive back was in his third season with Houston after signing a two-year contract with the team in 2023. Prior to joining the Texans, Ward spent nine years with the San Francisco 49ers, who selected him 30th overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. In 126 career games\u201499 of them starts\u2014he has amassed 549 tackles, 51 passes defensed, and 10 interceptions.In the 2024 season, Ward started 10 games for Houston, logging 48 tackles, four pass breakups, two interceptions, and a defensive touchdown. He was expected to be a key contributor in the Texans\u2019 secondary again this season.<\/p>\nJimmie Ward\u2019s off-field reputation under spotlight after felony assault arrest in Texas<\/p>\n
Known as \u201cNeko\u201d to friends and fans alike\u2014a name he also uses on his Instagram\u2014Ward has largely maintained a low profile off the field. Though not frequently active on social media, his last post in February was a brand collaboration.In November 2024, he was recognized for participating in a local anti-bullying event at an elementary school, where he addressed students and posed with the Texans\u2019 mascot. \u201cThank you @texanstoro1 for having me help out with this initiative. Let\u2019s keep attacking bullying together,\u201d he wrote on Instagram at the time.Ward’s agent has not responded to media inquiries, and no official legal statement has been released on his behalf.The arrest casts a shadow over what was expected to be a leadership-driven year for Ward, who is entering the final season of his contract. While the Texans have yet to comment further, the timing\u2014on the final day of mandatory minicamp\u2014adds a layer of disruption to an otherwise focused offseason. With the legal process now underway, questions loom about Ward\u2019s availability come training camp and beyond.Also Read: Philadelphia Eagles’ Jihaad Campbell faces setback\u2014but Nick Sirianni hints at star potential upon return<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty Images Just as the Houston Texans were closing out their offseason program on Thursday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[30314,7,221,253,7162,2368,30313,30317,30320,30321,30315,6,30319,222,30316,30318],"class_list":{"0":"post-125368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-family-assault-charge","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-texans","12":"tag-houston-texans-offseason","13":"tag-houstontexans","14":"tag-jimmie-ward-arrest","15":"tag-jimmie-ward-career-stats","16":"tag-jimmie-ward-leadership","17":"tag-montgomery-county-sheriffs-office-arrest","18":"tag-nf_player-arrest-news","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-nfl-veteran-news","21":"tag-texans","22":"tag-texans-minicamp-2025","23":"tag-texas-domestic-violence-laws"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114673385837949289","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty Images Just as the Houston Texans were closing out their offseason program on Thursday morning, unexpected news broke involving one of their veteran leaders. Safety Jimmie Ward, a 12-year NFL veteran and former first-round pick, was arrested in the early hours of June 12 in Magnolia, Texas. The charge? Third-degree felony family assault with allegations of impeding breathing\u2014an incident that now places Ward\u2019s immediate future in question as the Texans head into a pivotal 2025 season.<\/p>\n