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Cam Ward records 1st NFL touchdown pass

The former Texas HS standout and top overall NFL Draft pick reached the milestone in his second game for the Titans

Kevin L. Smith

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward (1) evades Los Angeles Rams defensive end Kobie Turner (91) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14. Ward, a former Columbia High School standout out of Texas and the top overall NFL Draft pick, recorded his first career touchdown pass
Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward (1) evades Los Angeles Rams defensive end Kobie Turner (91) during the fourth quarter at Nissan Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14. Ward, a former Columbia High School standout out of Texas and the top overall NFL Draft pick, recorded his first career touchdown pass / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Rookie quarterback Cam Ward was on the hunt for his first NFL touchdown during the Tennessee Titan’s week two matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

The former Columbia High School standout (Texas) finally reached the milestone with 11:21 left in the second quarter on Sunday after he was kept out of the end zone in week one.

Ward connected with fellow rookie receiver Elic Ayomanor for 10 yards, giving the QB his first-career TD pass and tying the game at 10-10.

The Titans, however, went on to lose 33-19 to the Rams. Ward, on the other hand, was 19-of-33 for 175 yards and a score in his second-career game.

The former top overall NFL Draft pick and University of Miami star QB threw for more than 2,000 yards and 15 TDs between his junior and senior campaigns at Columbia HS.

Ward averaged 12 pass attempts per game in his senior year due to the Roughnecks’ Wing-T offense.

Tennessee, now 0-2 on the season, hosts Indianapolis in week three.

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Kevin L. Smith
KEVIN L. SMITH

Kevin L. Smith, a Rochester (NY) native and a graduate of St. Bonaventure University, has been covering high school sports for over a decade. He started out as a freelance sportswriter in 2013. Since then, he’s held sportswriter and editor positions for newspapers in Coudersport (PA), Sayre (PA) and Oswego (NY). Smith currently covers high school sports in the Greater Syracuse Area for syracuse.com | Post-Standard, a position he’s held since 2021. You can follow him on social media @KevLSmittie. Story ideas can be sent to KLSFreelancing@outlook.com.

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