Seattle Seahawks’ D.K. Metcalf (14) makes a touchdown catch in front of San Francisco 49ers’ Charvarius Ward (7) in the second quarter of their NFC wild-card playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA — Charvarius Ward was barely a week into his first NFL training camp, as an undrafted rookie with the Dallas Cowboys in 2018, when one play on their Oxnard field made a lasting impression.
Ward, the no-name in the No. 40 jersey, intercepted a Dak Prescott pass deep toward Michael Gallup. That right there convinced