SANTA CLARA - While everyone was focusing on the performance of the 49ers defensive line, safeties Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward quietly played a solid game in Week 5. The two defensive backs haven't ...

Jimmie Ward's versatility and the whims of his many defensive coaching staffs with the 49ers -- along with a string of injuries -- never allowed him to get comfortable through his first five NFL ...

The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. to a one-year contract on Monday. Gipson gives the 49ers insurance at the safety position, where starting free safetyJimmie Ward is in ...

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward was arrested on Thursday morning on a third-degree felony assault charge, according to Montgomery County Jail records. The details of Ward’s arrest, which occurred ...

The Houston Texans plan to release veteran safety Jimmie Ward, ESPN reported on Monday, saving the club $750,000 on its salary cap before the NFL's two-day negotiation period opens at noon on March 9.

A Seahawks offense that managed only 15 points total in its first two games seems to have found a cure-all in the 49ers defense. Seattle is up 24-3 with two touchdowns from running back Christine ...

The Houston Texans released veteran safety Jimmie Ward on Tuesday. Ward didn't see any action last season after being involved in a domestic-violence issue prior to the campaign and later sustaining a ...