Ward has six tackes, two sacks and a forced fumble Sunday against the Vikings.

A huge game for Ward, who had a career-high two sacks all of last season. He's unlikely to become a big source of sacks, though he'll remain a solid tackler from the safety position.

Ward was reinstate from his suspension Tuesday afternoon.

After missing the first game due to a violation of the NFL's personal conduct policy, Ward will step back in as the starting strong safety. He's an important part of the Denver defense, but his tackle numbers nosedived in his first season with the Broncos.

Ward has been suspended for the Broncos' regular season opener for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports.

He'll join defensive end Derek Wolfe (who was suspended for the first four games of the season) on the sideline in Week 1, with David Bruton listed as the Broncos' backup strong safety behind Ward on the team's posted depth chart.

Ward (neck) is listed as active for Sunday's playoff game against the Colts.

Ward, who recorded 74 tackles, two picks and two sacks in 15 games this past season, thus appears on track to see his normal allotment of snaps at strong safety for the Broncos on Sunday.

Ward (neck) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Colts, the Broncos' official site reports.

Ward, who recorded 74 tackles, two picks and two sacks in 15 games this past season, is thus poised to return to the Denver secondary after sitting out the team's regular season finale with a neck injury.

Ward (neck) was a full participant at Wednesday's practice.

Ward's return to a full practice likely foreshadows a probable designation for the safety in advance of Sunday's playoff contest against the Colts.

Ward (neck) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Ward -- who racked up nine tackles in Week 16 -- thus finishes the 2014 regular season with 74 tackles, two picks and two sacks in 15 games.

Ward (neck) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders, the Denver Post reports.

While Ward continues to improve, the report notes that it is still uncertain whether the safety will be able to play this weekend, which makes him a risky IDP roll, given the the Broncos' 4:25 ET kickoff.

Ward has been diagnosed with a neck strain and is day-to-day.

Preliminary X-rays were negative after Ward suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Monday's game, and an MRI on Tuesday yielded the official diagnosis of a strain. It's good news for the Broncos' second-leading tackler, but his level of participation in practice in the days ahead will ultimately determine his availability for Week 17.

Ward's X-rays on his neck came back negative after he left Monday's game against the Bengals on a cart, Troy Renck of The Denver Post reports.

Ward is in line to have more testing done Tuesday which could potentially bring grave results for his availability moving forward this season. Until further testing is performed, he should be considered questionable for Sunday's Week 17 game against the Steelers.

Ward had seven tackles and an interception Sunday against the Raiders.

Ward has now recorded 15 tackles in his last two games, though he's still way off last year's pace that saw him accumulate 112 tackles in 16 games for the Browns.

Ward had eight tackles during Sunday's loss to the Patriots.

Ward tied a season-high with his eight tackles, with those two games the only ones he's had with more than five this season. After posting 112 tackles with the Browns last season, he is a far cry from coming close to matching it this season.

Ward had eight tackles, including a sack, during Sunday's loss at Seattle.

Ward had his best game as a Bronco, with his eight tackles a season-high and his sack his first of the season. Unfortunately he'll have to wait to continue his strong play, as the Broncos head out on bye in Week 4 before taking on the Cardinals in Week 5.

Ward had three tackles (two solo) and defensed one pass Sunday against the Colts.

Ward was very active in his first regular-season game for the Broncos after signing a four-year, $22.5 million contract in the offseason. He narrowly missed a sack late in the first half, and it was clear early on that the Broncos could use him more on the blitz than he played last season in Cleveland.

Broncos SS T.J. Ward appeared in a Denver court on Friday stemming from an arrest warrant accusing him of misdemeanor assault and peace disturbance.

He'll appear in court next on June 23. The warrant was put out on Ward following a "scuffle" at "PT's All Nude" strip club. The Denver Post reports Ward thought he had cleared with bar management the right to bring alcohol into the club, "but when questioned by the wait staff a confrontation ensued." Barring an outright conviction, we wouldn't expect Ward to face stiff NFL discipline.

Denver police issued an arrest warrant for new Broncos SS T.J. Ward in connection with a May 9 incident at a Denver-area nightclub.

Facts are sparse right now, but it is believed Ward could be facing assault charges, though he has not been charged with any crime at this point. The Broncos released a statement saying, "We have been aware of this issue and will continue to review all of the facts." Ward was signed by the Broncos to a four-year, $23 million deal in March.

Broncos agreed to terms with SS T.J. Ward, formerly of the Browns.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Eagles are "not in the mix" for free agent SS T.J. Ward.

Despite an early Tuesday report that they were, the Eagles are not expected to spend big at safety. They're targeting Mike Mitchell at a lower cost. RapSheet mentions the Lions and Redskins as likelier suitors for 27-year-old Ward.

CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reports free agent SS T.J. Ward is drawing "strong interest" from the Lions and Eagles.

The Jets and Broncos have also been linked to Ward, Denver most strongly. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport initially reported Detroit's interest in Ward early last weekend. They appear to be still in the hunt after losing Louis Delmas to Miami. Ward is a box safety and striker in the running game.

The New York Daily News reports the Jets have interest in free agent SS T.J. Ward.

They're the third team to be connected to Ward, joining Detroit and Denver. Assuming the Broncos are willing to pony up the money -- and they have plenty of cap space -- we're considering Denver the favorites for Ward. Ward would help the Jets, but they have bigger needs to fill on offense and at cornerback.