Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Chad Ward (born January 12, 1977) is an American football player. He was an offensive guard in the National Football League. After completing high school, Ward played college football for the University of Washington. American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football.