Derrick Ward interested in playing for Texans

[whiskeyrbl]

Appearing on the Jim Rome Show Wednesday, free agent Derrick Ward mentioned the Browns, Texans, and Cardinals as potential landing spots.

Ward offers rare three-down ability, fresh legs, and is coming off a season in which he averaged 5.6 YPC. He talked about playing with Steve Slaton and would be a clear upgrade over Jamal Lewis or Edgerrin James. All three clubs have enough cap room to meet Ward's $4M-per-year asking price.

per post @ http://www.houstontexans.com(dbrudder)

[SMC-22]

its an easy paycheck to get a good offer to be a 3rd down back

[hydroshock]

he'd be more than a 3rd down back. We know because of the way Kubiak was trying to work Green and Slaton together. Had his legs held up it would've been one hell of a combo. I like the potential of signing Ward and it tells me he's not looking to be the franchise guy but knows there are plenty of reps to be had here because our roster is pretty weak after Slaton.

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Feb 20, 2009 1:18:32 GMT -6 hydroshock said:

he'd be more than a 3rd down back. We know because of the way Kubiak was trying to work Green and Slaton together. Had his legs held up it would've been one hell of a combo. I like the potential of signing Ward and it tells me he's not looking to be the franchise guy but knows there are plenty of reps to be had here because our roster is pretty weak after Slaton.

+1 Agreed.