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{"id":254191,"date":"2017-05-02T09:31:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insidethe49.com\/news\/49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/"},"modified":"2017-05-02T09:32:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:32:09","slug":"49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethe49.com\/news\/49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers exercise fifth-year option on Jimmie Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"49ers exercise fifth-year option on Jimmie Ward | PFF<\/title><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/\" \/><link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"Pro Football Focus » 49ers exercise fifth-year option on Jimmie Ward Comments Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/feed\/\" \/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/tablepress\/css\/default.min.css?ver=1.5.1\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/><link rel=\"EditURI\" type=\"application\/rsd+xml\" title=\"RSD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/xmlrpc.php?rsd\" \/><link rel=\"wlwmanifest\" type=\"application\/wlwmanifest+xml\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/wp-includes\/wlwmanifest.xml\" \/><link rel=\"prev\" title=\"Green Bay exercises Ha Ha Clinton-Dix’s fifth-year option\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-packers-pick-up-ha-ha-clinton-dixs-fifth-year-option\/\" \/><link rel=\"shortlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/?p=206296\" \/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"\/\/cloud.typography.com\/6837374\/768208\/css\/fonts.css\" \/><link href=\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Montserrat:400,700%7COpen+Sans\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com\/font-awesome\/4.3.0\/css\/font-awesome.min.css\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Flux-PFF\/style.css?20170112155600\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/#main-content\">Skip to Main<\/a> <a class=\"skip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-49ers-exercise-fifth-year-option-on-jimmie-ward\/#main-nav\">Skip to Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-site-wrap\">\n<aside class=\"overlay-nav\">\n<nav class=\"mobile-nav\"><\/nav>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"site-container\">\n<div class=\"article-detail\">\n<div class=\"site-width\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"two-thirds main-content\">\n<div class=\"spacer\">\n<div class=\"row article-detail-top-desktop\" readability=\"28.997663551402\">\n<div class=\"half left\" readability=\"8\">\n<p>Ward has been a CB so far in his career, but appears slated for safety going forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half right img-wide\" readability=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.insidethe49.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/media.profootballfocus.comGettyImages-593387960-300-47111774e33223d98285e6557e78d47596435ee0.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-300x283 wp-post-image\" alt=\"49ers CB Jimmie Ward\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption cf\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>(Michael Zagaris\/San Francisco 49ers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-detail-top-mobile\">\n<div class=\"featured-img img-wide featured-img-unified\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"img-caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>(Michael Zagaris\/San Francisco 49ers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\">\n<ul>\n<li>With the 2017 NFL Draft now in the rear-view mirror, the San Francisco 49ers have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.49ers.com\/news\/article-2\/49ers-Exercise-Fifth-year-Option-on-DB-Jimmie-Ward\/e5d09f94-345d-4ede-82bc-f894cf696746\">opted to pick up<\/a> Jimmie Ward’s fifth-year option.<\/li>\n<li>Ward will receive the option amount for cornerbacks, where he’s spent the first three seasons of his career, but will move to safety in San Francisco’s transition to a single-high coverage scheme on defense.<\/li>\n<li>During his first three seasons, Ward has spent the majority of his snaps in the slot, where he managed to overcome a rocky rookie campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/pro-49ers-yet-to-decide-on-wards-fifth-year-option\/\">become a solid performer for the 49ers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ward has been one of the best tackling cornerbacks in the NFL since entering the league in 2014, a skill that should help in his transition to safety. Among cornerbacks with at least 75 tackles in that span, Ward’s 25.0 tackling efficiency ranks second, trailing only Jason McCourty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidethe49.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/media.profootballfocus.comJimmie-Ward-3c29e773d722e94c4809d8abc1bd479d029a6bf1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-206297\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.insidethe49.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/media.profootballfocus.comJimmie-Ward-3c29e773d722e94c4809d8abc1bd479d029a6bf1.png\" alt=\"Jimmie Ward\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-list\">\n<div class=\"posts-main\">\n<ul class=\"related-posts\">\n<li class=\"related-post\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"related-post__preview\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"related-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/media.profootballfocus.com\/2017\/05\/GettyImages-621956244-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"related-post__text\">The running back out of Georgia Southern went undrafted despite impressive metrics in college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"related-post\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"related-post__preview\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"related-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/media.profootballfocus.com\/2016\/06\/GettyImages-502025578-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"related-post__text\">San Francisco drafted Trent Taylor out of Louisiana Tech in the draft Saturday, bringing a strong slot presence to California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"related-post\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"related-post__preview\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"related-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/media.profootballfocus.com\/2017\/04\/GettyImages-627685572-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Sam Greenwood\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"related-post__text\">San Francisco picked up the running back by trading a 2018 pick for a 2017 one. 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