Hines Ward embraces fresh challenges as head coach of XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas
Brahmas head coach Hines Ward found fame beyond the football field after his retirement from the NFL. But he was drawn back to the game by the brotherhood he felt on a football team.Winding down his career as a former Super Bowl MVP and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time leading receiver, Hines Ward began to open his mind to opportunities outside of football.
Drawn to the prospect of pushing aspiring players to reach their NFL dreams, Ward last year agreed to step into his first head coaching role as the leader of the“I’ve done all of these different things in life, but I started missing the camaraderie, and being amongst a locker room,” Ward said. “Having that family atmosphere, and helping guys out. When the opportunity presented itself, I jumped all-in. I totally embraced it and am having a blast doing it.
Still, Ward has adopted the Steelers’ culture in San Antonio, stressing again and again the longtime Tomlin mantra of “the standard is the standard.” Ward wants to foster that environment with the Brahmas, setting up cornhole boards and table tennis at the team hotel to forge bonds through competition.
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