LaShaun Ward LaShaun Brandon Ward ( born September 22 , 1980 ) is a professional American and Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2003 . He played college football for the California Golden Bears . Ward has also been a member of the Berlin Thunder , Oakland Raiders , Washington Redskins , Buffalo Bills , Dallas Cowboys , Los Angeles Avengers and Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Early years . Ward was born on September 22 , 1980 in Pasadena , California to Jayce and Esmeralda Ward . He attended John Muir High School where he played quarterback . At Muir he was credited with 5 , 000 total yards as a Junior and Senior . As a senior he threw for 1 , 675 yards and ran for 400 more and scored 24 touchdowns . He was a PrepStar Western Region team member , was the third ranked " athlete " ( able to play multiple positions ) in the country . Ward was an All - Pacific League and West San Gabriel Valley as a junior and senior . College career . 1998 . As a true freshman Ward was redshirted . 1999 . During his freshman year Ward played mainly at cornerback and wide receiver . On defence he mainly played during nickel and dime packages and lined up with Deltha O ' Neal to field kickoffs . He recorded six kickoff returns for 78 yards which included a career long 32 yard return against Nebraska . Ward made a key block on an O ' Neal interception return for a touchdown against Rutgers . His first collegiate interception came against Oregon with less than four minutes left in the game . As a wide receiver he caught a 43 yarder against Washington State and a 55 yarder against Brigham Young . 2000 . He mainly played on defence for the Golden Bears playing mostly in passing situations . Against UCLA it was discovered that he had internal bleeding which caused him to miss the rest of the season . However he still had 17 tackles , four pass deflections and one interception . His best game of the year came against UCLA when he had three unassisted tackles and a couple of pass deflections . 2001 . In 2001 , he mostly played at wide receiver after starting at defensive back . In the Arizona game he got 135 yards on four catches and two touchdowns . He got five catches for 86 yards against Stanford and three catches for 78 against Rutgers . He got 69 yards on four rushes which ranked him third in rushing for Cal that season behind Terrell Williams and Joe Igber . Professional career . Kansas City Chiefs . Ward was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft . After appearing in one game for the Chiefs in 2003 and spending most of the season on the practice squad he was allocated to the Berlin Thunder on February 10 , 2004 . Oakland Raiders . He attended the Oakland Raiders training camp in 2005 but was released on August 22 . Washington Redskins . Ward signed with the Washington Redskins on January 11 , 2006 . He was released on May 9 , 2006 . Buffalo Bills . On June 1 , 2006 , Ward signed with the Buffalo Bills and was released on June 28 . Dallas Cowboys . He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys and attended training camp but was released on August 28 , 2006 . Los Angeles Avengers . 2007 . Ward signed with the Los Angeles Avengers shortly after being released by the Cowboys . In his first season with the Avengers in 2007 he got 41 receptions for 561 yards , along with nine touchdowns on offence . He got 31 tackles and one interception on defence . 2008 . In 2008 , Ward one again played on offence and defence for the Avengers . On offence he recorded 73 receptions for 1 , 214 receiving yards along with 26 touchdowns . While on defence he got 12 tackles and one fumble recovery . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Ward was signed by the Hamilton Tiger - Cats on April 9 , 2009 . He was released on June 19 , 2009 .