Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has agreed to become the new wide receivers coach at Arizona State University, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Ward, 48, spent his entire 14-year NFL playing career from the Steelers from 1998 to 2011 before getting into coaching.
He was an offensive intern for the Steelers in 2017, an offensive assistant for the New York Jets from 2019 to 2020 and a wide receivers coach at Florida Atlantic in 2021. Most recently, Ward served as head coach of the XFL's San Antonio Brahmas last season.
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