Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
SANTA CLARA — Charvarius Ward played the second half of the season at a Pro Bowl level during a point in his life where long stretches in his car were a problem.
Ward enters the third year of a contract he signed in 2022 worth up to $42.6 million. With a void year, Ward, a Pro Bowl selection and a second-team All-Pro in 2023, can become a free agent this offseason. He’s 28 and at the peak of his power as a player as well as earning power. Ward isn’t the only one. Potential free agents following the 2024 season also include cornerback Deommodore Lenoir as well as left guard Aaron Banks and two players whose future deals are complicated by injury rehabs — linebacker Dre Greenlaw and safety Talanoa Hufanga .
Ward intercepted five passes last season. led the NFL by breaking up 23 more and lamented the ones that got away. Ward’s offseason has included a trip to South Africa that he says has changed his perspective.49ers set to sign veteran tight end, bolstering thin spot behind Kittle
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