Sources – Arizona St. provides Steelers nice Hines Ward as WR coach

Hines Ward has agreed to develop into Arizona State’s subsequent large receivers coach, sources advised ESPN.

The deal is anticipated to be finalized within the close to future, sources mentioned, bringing the Tremendous Bowl XL MVP and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion to the Arizona State teaching workers.

Ward additionally brings teaching expertise. He’s a former large receivers coach at Florida Atlantic and has been an offensive assistant for the New York Jets in addition to a head coach within the XFL.

He’ll be part of second-year coach Kenny Dillingham’s workers after the departure of receivers coach Ra’Shaad Samples to Oregon.

Ward will inherit a large receiver room that’s thought-about one of the gifted items in this system. It contains veteran switch Jake Smith, main returning receiver Elijhah Badger and Colorado switch Jordyn Tyson.

Ward performed in 217 NFL video games, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers, from 1998 to 2011. He has 12,083 receiving yards, 1,000 receptions and 85 receiving touchdowns.

Arizona State went 3-9 in Dillingham’s first yr, coping with the roster atrophy and a lingering NCAA case from Herm Edwards’ tenure.

Arizona State opens the season in opposition to Wyoming on Aug. 31.