DeMarcus Ware

Former NFL Pro Bowl Defensive End

Career Highlights: A nine-time Pro Bowl defensive end, DeMarcus Ware enjoyed an illustrious 12-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Touted as one of the game’s best defensive players, Ware spent the first nine years of his career with the Cowboys (2005-13), where he was the franchise’s all-time leader in quarterback sacks (117), fumbles forced (32), and multiple-sack games (28). Ware, who recorded 10 or more sacks in seven straight seasons, and eight of his 12 career seasons, is tied for the most NFL seasons leading the league in sacks (2008 & 2010). In his three seasons in Denver (2014-16), Ware won Super Bowl 50 when the Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 20-18, a game where Ware recorded five tackles and two sacks. In his career, Ware was a four-time First-Team All-Pro, three-time All-Pro Second Team, a two-time Butkus Award honoree as a professional, and named to the NFL 2000’s All-Decade Team. Throughout his career, Ware played in 178 games posting 654 tackles (501 solo tackles), 138.5 quarterback sacks, 35 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions. At Troy University, Ware was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection and 2003 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.