Texans release veteran S Jimmie Ward

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The Houston Texans released veteran safety Jimmie Ward on Tuesday.

Ward didn't see any action last season after being involved in a domestic-violence issue prior to the campaign and later sustaining a foot injury.

Ward was arrested in Texas in June on third-degree felony domestic-violence charges when a woman alleged she was sexually and physically assaulte