Longtime San Francisco 49ers free safety Jimmie Ward, after changing positions early in his career, often noted how happy he was to have found a home on the defense's back end. On Sunday, however, Ward was back where he began.
49ers’ Jimmie Ward on position swap: ‘I can’t wish I was back at safety’
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