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49ers' Charvarius Ward Rips 'Steroid Boy' DeAndre Hopkins After MNF Win vs. Cardinals

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward offered some choice words regarding Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Monday, going so far as to call the wideout "steroid boy."

"D-Hop, he think he a tough guy. He think he still one of the best receivers in the league, and he really not," Ward told 49ers radio broadcasters Greg Papa and Tim Ryan after the 49ers' 38-10 win over the Cardinals at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (h/t Jacob Hutchinson of KNBR.com).

He added: "He was getting locked up. He was doing some dirty things. He tried to clip me, he grabbed me by the throat.