Jimmie Ward might be unavailable for no less than the primary 4 weeks of the marketing campaign, however it stays to be seen when he might be out there to the Texans even when wholesome.
Ward was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list pending the result of his authorized case. The 34-year-old was arrested in June on an assault family violence charge, which is a third-degree felony. An arrest additionally befell in August after Ward violated the situations of his bail by consuming alcohol. The matter of the household violence cost is now set to be introduced to a grand jury.
“We’re ready to current a robust packet to the grand jury to indicate that Jimmie shouldn’t be indicted,” Ward’s legal professional Steve Jackson mentioned in a pair of statements to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson. “We consider we’ve got robust data and information to help the grand jury to no-bill Mr. Ward.”
Jackson’s submission is due Tuesday, and it’s presently scheduled to be introduced to the grand jury later this week. The result of that course of will decide if the felony case proceeds or if Ward is no-billed and prices are dropped. No matter how that performs out, Ward will even have a civil suit stemming from the alleged incident to take care of.
The commissioner’s exempt listing is usually reserved for home violence circumstances, so it comes as little shock Ward finds himself on it in the intervening time. The 11-year veteran is prohibited from working towards or taking part in whereas on the listing, though he was slated to start the yr with a reserve/PUP designation anyway. Ward will thus be sidelined throughout September whereas recovering from offseason foot surgical procedure.
The longtime 49ers defensive again has one yr remaining on his contract and he’s owed $3.25M in 2025. It stays to be seen when Ward might be eligible to return to the Texans’ lively roster (if in any respect), however readability on his felony case emerge shortly.
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