The San Antonio Brahmas claimed defensive end Tim Ward off waivers from the D.C. Defenders and placed linebacker Terrell Basham on the suspended list on Thursday according to the UFL Transactions page.
Tim Ward is six foot six and weighs 255 pounds. The 26-year-old from High Point, North Carolina, signed with the D.C. Defenders on March 10, 2023. The Defenders drafted Ward in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft. In 2023, Ward made 22 tackles (17 solo, 5 assists), eight tackles for loss, five sacks, three quarterback hits, and two pass breakups in six games for the Houston Roughnecks. The Roughnecks signed Ward as a free agent on January 27, 2023.
Before Houston, Ward signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was placed on the Non-Football Injury List (Knee) when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers. In 2020, Ward played one game for Kansas City making five tackles (5 solo), one tackle for loss, two quarterback hits, and one sack.
On September 1, 2021, the Chiefs traded Ward to the New York Jets. Ward made 12 tackles (5 solo, 7 assists), and two pass breakups in 11 games. After New York, Ward spent time on the Green Bay Packers practice squad in 2022.
Collegiately, Ward played four seasons at Old Dominion (2015-18) with 125 tackles (56 solo, 69 assists), 30.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, one interception, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 47 games for the Monarchs.
Tarell Basham is six foot four and weighs 266 pounds. The 29-year-old from Rocky Mount, Virginia, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent on April 5, 2023, but did not play in the preseason and was released on August 25, 2023.
Before Cincinnati, Basham was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round (80th pick) in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played 16 games for the Colts with 7 tackles (5 solo, 2 assists), one tackle for loss, two sacks, four quarterback hits, and one forced fumble.
Basham also had stints with the New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, and Tennessee Titans. Basham played 82 games, of which 18 were starts with 128 tackles (70 solo, 58 assists), 13 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 35 quarterback hits, one interception, seven pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
Collegiately, Basham played four seasons at Ohio (2013-16) with 152 tackles (75 solo, 77 assists), 38.5 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, five pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in 50 games for the Bobcats.
