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Ward talks about his leadership role and how he’s helping the rookie members in the secondary

Jason Verrett and Jimmie Ward spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon after practice. Verrett is usually quiet and reserved, while Ward is a man of few words himself. That wasn’t the case Wednesday, especially in Ward’s case.

Ward talked about his chipper attitude, as it was evident he was in a talking mood. Ward was over the top when Sports Illustrated’s Grant Cohn asked him a question. Ward told Grant that he loves his show and that it’s about time he started giving him some love. It was a side of Jimmie we haven’t seen.

Here’s Ward’s explanation for being more open:

I want to say at the beginning of my career I felt like I took so much heat in the media and just playing out there.