49ers’ Ward believes Cowboys trade was ‘best thing’ for career

SANTA CLARA — The day following the 2018 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys signed an undrafted cornerback from Middle Tennessee named Charvarius Ward. But Ward never made it to the regular season with the Cowboys. Four months after he signed, Dallas traded Ward to the Kansas City Chiefs for an offensive lineman who never played a single game for the Cowboys. "Do I hold a grudge? Nah," Ward said Thursday in front of his locker inside Levi's Stadium. "I won a Super Bowl in Kansas City and played hella good in Kansas City, and I got a great contract here in San Francisco. So I'm happy with the way my career's been going. "They saw the value of me in Kansas City. And it's probably the best thing that happened to my career." Ward will go up against the team that let him get away when the 49ers face Dallas in an intriguing Sunday night matchup between two NFC heavyweights. Ward spent only a short time with the Cowboys, but he credits then-Dallas defensive backs coach Kris Richard for teaching him technique and being a positive influence. He also remembers an impressive facility and some tasty chicken tenders in the team cafeteria. Early in training camp that year, he made another...