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Poll: Hines Ward the NFL's dirtiest player

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Sports Illustrated poll of 296 players shows his peers call Pittsburgh wide receiver Hines Ward the NFL's dirtiest player.

The poll, conducted in September, represented less than 18 percent of the league's active players, but at 11.6 percent, Ward, a 12-year veteran, easily out-distanced Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, who at six percent, shared second place for the dubious honor.

"He's one of those guys when you say tough, physical football player, his face is probably right there in the dictionary," Denver Broncos Coach Josh McDaniels told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Wednesday when he heard about the poll.

Cincinnati safety Roy Williams (5.1); Tennessee center Kevin Mawae (4.6); Tennessee cornerback Cortland Finnegan (4.2); St. Louis guard Richie Incognito (3.7); Atlanta guard Harvey Dahl (3.7); Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu (3.7); and Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen (3.2) completed the poll's Top 10.

The Broncos play the Steelers at Denver next Monday night.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 11/05/2009

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