Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been arrested twice this summer, once on a third-degree felony assault charge and another after testing positive for alcohol, which violated the terms of his bail. Now, a lawsuit has been filed alleging Ward physically and sexually assaulted a woman while being high on crystal meth.

Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward is the subject of a new domestic assault lawsuit filed Wednesday by the mother of his 3-year-old child. Ward, who is entering his 12th season and has played for the Texans since 2023,

Leading into the 2025 NFL season, the Houston Texans have been without veteran safety Jimmie Ward in the backend of their defense. Not only has Ward been dealing with an ongoing foot injury that's kept him off the field dating back to OTAs and minicamps,

The Dolphins will give their starters a little more game action before the preseason is over. Head coach Mike McDaniel said at a Thursday press conference that the team plans to play their first-stringers in Saturday night's game against the Jaguars.

With Emerson out for the year, there will be plenty of pressure on Ward and his fellow cornerback, Greg Newsome, to perform. Newsome, a first-round pick out of Northwestern in 2021, missed four games a year ago, finishing the season with 27 tackles, an interception and five pass breakups.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel was day-to-day but doing well and expected to be back out soon after suffering injury.