Giants Sign LB Jihad Ward Off of Vikings Practice Squad

Giants sign LB Jihad Ward off of Vikings practice squad

The Giants have made a move to add depth at outside linebacker in the wake of Brian Burns's season-ending knee injury.

Giants Sign Jihad Ward to Bolster Pass Rush After Brian Burns Injury

The 10-year veteran, who had a career-high five sacks for the Giants in 2023, arrives from the Vikings' practice squad to help a pass rush missing Brian Burns.

Giants Signing OLB Jihad Ward Off Vikings’ PS

Giants NFL Transactions Vikings Tom Pelissero reports the Giants are signing Jihad Ward to the active roster off the Vikings’ practice squad. Ward played with the Giants in 2022 and 2023 and offers a replacement after OLB Brian Burns suffered a season-ending injury. Ward, 32, is a former second-round pick of the Raiders back in 2016. He was in the third year of his four-year, $5.539 million contract when the Raiders traded him to the Cowboys for…

Giants Signing OLB Jihad Ward Off Vikings' PS

Tom Pelissero reports the Giants are signing Jihad Ward to the active roster off the Vikings’ practice squad. Ward played with the Giants in 2022 and 2023 and offers a replacement after OLB Brian Burns suffered a season-ending injury. Ward, 32, is a former second-round pick of the Raiders back in 2016. He was in […]

Giants Swoop in on Another Minnesota Viking

The Giants have brought in another Minnesota Vikings player, signing Jihad Ward off the practice squad days after trading for JJ McCarthy.

Giants Sign Jihad Ward Off Vikings' Practice Squad; Arvell Reese Rush Opportunities To Increase

Jihad Ward is returning to the Giants. Playing with the team from 2022-23, Ward is coming back after being signed off the Vikings’ practice squad (per The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero). This move comes after the Giants lost Brian Burns to an ACL tear. Ward started 20 games during his previous Giants stay and worked as a 12-game Titans starter — under now-Giants DC Dennard Wilson — last season. John Harbaugh said (via Fox Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano) Burns…