New York Jets offensive assistant Hines Ward said Friday his storied playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers holds no bearing ahead of Sunday's Week 16 game between the teams.
"It will be special for me, but I'm a competitive guy," Ward told reporters. "I want to win. I want to beat the Steelers as much as anybody in this building, trust me. I'm telling my guys, 'You have to win this for me.' I want the Gatorade shower and all that if we win."
The 43-year-old University of Georgia product spent his entire 14-year NFL career in Pittsburgh.