Charvarius Ward made life miserable for Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. Funny thing is, that wasn’t the plan until the last minute.
Prior to the game, Ward had a different job to do on Thanksgiving. After a talk with John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan, that changed. Here’s Ward’s comments in the locker room:
“I think he asked the DB Coach [49ers defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks] and he and John Lynch talked, and they were wondering why I wasn’t following DK tonight. The game plan wasn’t for me to follow him.