Jake Ballard

Jake Ballard

36-Year-Old Tight EndTE
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$Retired in August of 2014.
Jake Ballard: Announces Retirement
TEFree Agent
August 6, 2014
Ballard has announced his retirement from the NFL, according to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.
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A knee injury that he sustained in Super Bowl XLVI is evidently still impacting Ballard, so he'll hang up his cleats, which leaves the Cards' tight end duties in the hands of John Carlson, Rob Housler, Troy Niklas and Darren Fells.
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After an eight-game audition with the Cardinals last season in which he hauled in seven passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns, the organization inked Ballard to a one-year contract in March. Alas, lingering knee issues led the tight end to retire in August.
Released by the Patriots in August of 2013. Ballard is not the fastest player around, but before tearing his ACL while with the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, he showed some promise as a pass-catcher.
Ballard continues to rehab from a torn ACL that he suffered in Super Bowl XLVI, but New England will presumably stash him on their PUP list and later IR, with an eye toward retaining his rights for 2013. The team can certainly afford to be patient with Ballard, given the Rob Gronkowski/Aaron Hernandez combo atop the TE depth chart.
Backup tight end.
Will try to make the team as a backup TE.
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TEArizona Cardinals
Knee
August 5, 2014
Ballard missed Tuesday's practice due to a sore knee but is expected to return Wednesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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TEArizona Cardinals
March 11, 2014
The Cardinals have signed Ballard to a one-year contract, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Jake Ballard: Targeting 2011 Form
TEArizona Cardinals
January 29, 2014
Ballard is an upcoming restricted free agent and intends to return to his 2011 form, when he was a key cog in the Giants' passing attack en route to a Super Bowl title, Arizona Sports 98.7 reports. "I was happy with everything," he said about his stay with the Cardinals in 2013. "My knee didn't cause me any issues. Every week I was getting better and I've been lifting, getting stronger, and I'm going to take this offseason to hopefully get back to where I was."
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TEArizona Cardinals
December 16, 2013
Ballard hauled in a six-yard touchdown during his three-catch, 13-yard performance in Sunday's overtime victory at Tennessee.
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TEArizona Cardinals
November 18, 2013
Ballard recorded one catch for 29 yards during Sunday's win at Jacksonville.
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