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How Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware secured NFL Hall of Fame legend status
Todd Archer | ESPN
July 4, 2023
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How is he supposed to sum up his path from Troy University, as an almost after-thought recruit, to the Dallas Cowboys as a first-round pick and a 12-year career with the Cowboys and Denver Broncos, filled with 138.5 sacks, four All-Pro selections, nine Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl win in 360 seconds?
He could spend those six minutes on a six-day span in 2009, when he secured his legend as one of the all-time greats, going from motionless on the field after suffering a neck injury versus the Chargers to making a game-winning strip sack of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to help push the Cowboys toward the playoffs.
"I was having an out-of-body experience," Ware said. "I was floating when I was on that ground, when I got hurt against San Diego. It was like, 'I'm here, but I'm not totally here.'"
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Todd Archer | ESPN
July 4, 2023
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How is he supposed to sum up his path from Troy University, as an almost after-thought recruit, to the Dallas Cowboys as a first-round pick and a 12-year career with the Cowboys and Denver Broncos, filled with 138.5 sacks, four All-Pro selections, nine Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl win in 360 seconds?
He could spend those six minutes on a six-day span in 2009, when he secured his legend as one of the all-time greats, going from motionless on the field after suffering a neck injury versus the Chargers to making a game-winning strip sack of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to help push the Cowboys toward the playoffs.
"I was having an out-of-body experience," Ware said. "I was floating when I was on that ground, when I got hurt against San Diego. It was like, 'I'm here, but I'm not totally here.'"
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