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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Auburn, Alabama, U.S. | July 31, 1982||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Auburn | ||||||||||||||
College: | Troy (2001–2004) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||
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DeMarcus Omar Ware (born July 31, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. After spending nine seasons with the Cowboys, Ware departed in 2013 as the franchise's all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 117. Ware then played three seasons for the Denver Broncos, with whom he won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers. After the 2016 season with the Broncos, he announced his retirement from the NFL. In 2017, he signed a one-day contract with Dallas to retire as a Cowboy. In 2018, the Broncos hired Ware as a pass-rush consultant.[1] In 2023, Ware was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.