DeMarcus Ware
Ware with the Denver Broncos in 2015
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Outside linebacker Defensive end |
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| Date of birth: | July 31, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Auburn, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Auburn (AL) | ||||||||||
| College: | Troy | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 654 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 138.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 34 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
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DeMarcus Omar Ware (born July 31, 1982) is a former American football outside linebacker and defensive end. He played college football at Troy and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. After spending eleven seasons with the Cowboys, Ware departed in 2015 as the franchise's all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 116. Ware also played for the Denver Broncos, with whom he won Super Bowl 50 with a win over the Carolina Panthers. After the 2016 season with the Broncos, he retired from the NFL.
Ware was born on July 31, 1982, in Auburn, Alabama. Ware played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track in high school; he attended Auburn High School (with defensive end Osi Umenyiora and linebacker Marcus Washington). In football, Ware played both linebacker and wide receiver, and as a senior, he won every game, and was named the team's Most Valuable Wide Receiver and Most Valuable Linebacker, and won Top Leadership honors. He finished his senior season with seven sacks and 55 total tackles (40 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles).
In track & field, Ware was one of the state's top performers in the long jump (PB of 7.14 meters). He ran the 55 metres in 6.74 seconds and had a personal-best jump of 1.94 meters in the high jump.
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