According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson and head coach Chuck Pagano had dinner with Illinois defensive lineman Jihad Ward on Tuesday night:
Things that make you go hmmmm: #Colts GM Ryan Grigson & coach Chuck Pagano had dinner with #Illinois DL Jihad Ward last night, source said.
The 6’5″, 297 pound shined for the Illini in his senior season, recording 53 tackles (3.5 tackles for loss) and 1.5 sacks–making all 12 starts along the defensive line.