You have no idea what his doctors have been advising him to do and it is ignorant for you to speculate what his motives are.
I know that it seems like every year we have one or two players, usually starters, who go into the off-season with something wrong who either 1) choose to not have surgery and opt for rest or 2) wait to have surgery until right before the start of training camp and then they are unavailable for part or all of the season or they are a shadow of the player they were all because of the injury that didn't heal on its own or because they are still in recovery from the surgery they had right before the season started.
It's obvious that Ware has not been a good player for the last two years. He was one of the most dominate defensive players in the league for many years and his play has dropped off considerably. He is being paid a ton of money to be that player still and assuming his abilities have not declined considerably like he has shown in the last 1.5 years, he would be smart to get whatever surgery(ies) he needs to get back to full health.
I posted a week or so ago that I was okay with him not having the surgery when it came out he chose to not have it as long as he did not wait until close to training camp to "suddenly need surgery" which would keep him out of training camp and the preseason and then give him another season's long excuse of "recovery" as the reason he is not playing well then.
But then the media starts to discuss that there's a chance the Cowboys could cut Ware and he starts to think that he might be looking for another team next year (doubtful, but not certain either). Then suddenly he realizes that the 31 other teams may not be that interested in a player at his performance level over the last couple of years for anything other than a low-price incentive-laden contract. Amazingly, news comes out that he's getting surgery and he openly admits that he's been in severe pain because of the injury for over a year.
I'm honestly tired of players getting paid big contracts and not doing what they can to put themselves in a position to earn that money. I really like players like Austin, Romo, Ware, Spencer, etc. (they have not only been great players, but also great people), but they need to get back on the field especially by the start of training camp so they can get ready for the season and, more importantly, play at the level they are capable of for the whole season (16+ games).
It's been proven time and time again that when it comes to Cowboys players having a choice between surgery or rest, they tend to choose rest and we have been burned almost every time because of it. For most of us, rest is always the best option over surgery, but for NFL players who have short careers, their goal should be to get healthy long before the next season gets here so they can either earn the contract they currently have or get a big contract with another team that has faith in their ability to play at the same high level they have shown in the past.
