Hines Ward - Good Guy, Thug, or Somewhere In The Middle?

[Blue37]

I do not watch much NFL and cannot remember having watched one of his games until the playoff game last week, but my impression was he was one of the "good guys" in the NFL. It might well be that I have watched him and do not remember him because he did act in a gentlemanly manner.

Last week, however, he seemed to want to get involved in a confrontation after every play. If he was involved in the play, he would jump up and get into the face of the defender. If the play went to the other side of the field, he would sprint over and bump chests or face masks with a defender.

Is that the way he usually plays or was that out-of-character for him?