Sources: ASU adds ex-Steeler Ward as WR coach

• Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 13, 2024, 10:25 AM ET

Hines Ward has agreed to end up being Arizona State’s next wide receivers coach, sources informed ESPN.The deal is expected to be completed in the future, sources stated, bringing the Super Bowl XL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champ to the Arizona State training staff.Ward likewise brings

training experience. He is a former wide receivers coach at Florida Atlantic and has been an offensive assistant for the New york city Jets in addition to a head coach in the XFL.He will join second-year coach Kenny Dillingham

‘s personnel after the departure of receivers coach Ra’Shaad Samples to Oregon.Ward will inherit a pass receiver room that is thought about one of the most skilled systems in the program. It consists of veteran transfer Jake Smith, leading returning receiver Elijhah Badger and Colorado transfer Jordyn Tyson.Ward played in 217 NFL games, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers, from 1998 to 2011. He has 12,083 receiving lawns, 1,000 receptions and 85 receiving touchdowns.Arizona State went 3-9 in Dillingham’s very first year, dealing with the lineup atrophy and a remaining NCAA case from Herm Edwards’tenure.Arizona State opens the season versus Wyoming on Aug. 31.