It’s not every day that a player has played for both of the participating teams in the Super Bowl, so San Francisco 49ers DB Charvarius Ward has quite the perspective when it comes to the upcoming duel between his present team and the team where he won his first Super Bowl.
However, he made it clear during Super Bowl Opening Day where his loyalties lie. And he made sure to let everyone know how he felt about his former team while he was at it.
Charvarius Ward on San Francisco 49ers: It’s better
During Super Bowl LVIII Opening Day, Ward was asked about his experiences playing for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. According to Heavy’s Don Clements, Ward got really sassy when answering this question:
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs, was asked during opening night of the 2024 Super Bowl what it’s like playing for the 49ers compared to the Chiefs.
“It’s better,” Ward said, via Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports on February 5.
When asked in what ways it is better, Ward said, “every way possible.”
To a casual or a Chiefs fan, they may think that Ward is looking back at his time with the Chiefs with a tinge of bitterness. After all, the team didn’t decide to extend him after four years with the team.
However, Sports Illustrated’s Jose Luis Sanchez III revealed the behind Ward’s preference, and it has everything to do with how Kyle Shanahan uses him on defense:
“We ask him to do a little bit more just with the coverages, just the way their scheme was. Not more, different things,” said Shanahan. “He was primarily always bump (and run) back then and played a lot of two-shell defense. We mix it up a little with off (coverage) in our three deep and the bump when we’re doing man and stuff. So we had to see him do some things here that he hadn’t done before. His game’s grown. He really couldn’t do anything ask him to do.”
The number back up the effectiveness of Shanahan’s utilization of Ward. In only two years with the Niners, the Middle Tennessee State product already has six interceptions, a pick-six, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, 115 solo tackles, and 5 tackles for loss.
Ward is enjoying his time with the Niners, and he can make it even better with a Super Bowl win over his old team.
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