He practiced as a ball carrier last week after Derrick Ward broke his foot.

They have scored just two touchdowns in their last three games, and one of those was on a 92-yard kickoff return by Derrick Ward.

All players practiced except running back Derrick Ward, who is still out with a broken foot.

Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward are the current replacement candidates.

On Sunday, running back Derrick Ward broke his foot.

He was reduced to third string running back due to a strong performance by Derrick Ward who finished the season with more than 1,000 rushing yards.

On the first play of the drive Derrick Ward ran for 51 yards and pushed the ball into Carolina territory.

Running back Derrick Ward, who broke his foot during training camp, expects to be able to run again in a couple of weeks.

In 2008, he and Derrick Ward became the fifth pair of teammates to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season.

The most important pep talk might have been the one Jacobs gave to running back Derrick Ward just before overtime.