Providence Grad Goes Pro with Miami Dolphins

Patrick Ward, a 2009 football standout from Providence Catholic High School, is an NFL pro. He signed April 27 with the Miami Dolphins.

The 6-foot-7-inch, 310-pound offensive lineman announced his signing April 27 on Twitter. He tweeted: 

"I'm super excited to join the @MiamiDolphins!!! So thankful for the opportunity and can't wait to make the most of it!"

The 22-year-old son of Brian and Laurel Ward of Homer Glen, Ward played for the Northwestern Wildcats.

Read his Wildcats bio here.

The Wildcats bio describes him as having "excelled in his third year as a starter on NU offensive line, moving to left tackle in 2012 after spending the previous two seasons at right tackle.

"Ward was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by both league media and coaches, the first such honor of his career. He is noted as one of Northwestern's top performing student-athletes in the classroom."

Listen in on a Wildcats interview with Ward.

Ward attended NU with the intention of majoring in engineering. As a Celtic, he was an honor roll student, an Illinois State Scholar and National Merit Scholar Commended Student. 

PCHS remembers him as an offensive lineman who "helped his team go all the way to IHSA semi-finals. ...He was named All-Conference, All-State, Academic All-State, Grid Iron Player of the year and Tom Lemming All-Area."

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