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USAT: Giants Wire

Mar 22, 2022

One of the newest members of the New York Giants, defensive end Jihad Ward, went viral last season as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. - During a game against the New England Patriots, Ward was called for a personal foul. Most players would have argued such a call — Ward offered only a mild protest — but the 27-year-old took it in a different direction. - After failing to sway the official, Ward accepted his punishment and shook the referee’s hand, offering him kudos for a job well done. - - I was trying to remember why Jihad Ward sounded familiar… - He was the player who shook the ref’s hand after getting a personal foul call. pic.twitter.com/nGDvhqpPOf - — Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) March 21, 2022 - - - Who knew that good sportsmanship like this would get such a great reaction from the NFL fans. Yet, Ward did just that last season in what could be considered a terrible year for Jacksonville. - Ideally, Ward will bring this level of on-field comedy to the Giants along with some on-field dominance. - - List - - Giants assign numbers to newly signed free agents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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