Indianapolis Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward certainly circled his team's Week 16 showdown against the San Francisco 49ers when the 2025 NFL schedule came out last spring.
After all, squaring off against a former employer and plenty of old friends is always exciting.
Plus, even though it wasn't exactly an acrimonious relationship, it sure seemed as if Ward wanted to get out from the Niners last offseason, both for financial and understandably personal reasons in regard to his own family traumas.
Unfortunately, the 2023 second-team All-Pro won't get the chance to suit up against San Francisco, thanks to yet another concussion suffered, his third over the course of his first season in Indy.