Rashaad Coward


Rashaad Coward is an American football offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football as a defensive end at Old Dominion.

Professional career

Coward signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 9, 2017, and made his regular-season debut in the Week 14 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Although Coward was a defensive end during his rookie year, head coach Matt Nagy announced that Coward would be moved to offensive line for the 2018 season. He was an exclusive-rights free agent after the year, but returned to the Bears after being tendered a contract.
In 2019, Coward started ten games at right guard after Kyle Long suffered a season-ending injury. He became an ERFA for the second time at season's end before re-signing on April 17, 2020.