DeMarcus Ware opens up about retirement, time with the Broncos, more

Former Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware celebrates one of his 138.5 career sacks, this one of Pathers quarterback Cam Newton in 2016. DeMarcus Ware‘s eyes peer down at the list in front him and a grin slowly forms.

“Let me see this,” he says as he grabs the booklet and his glasses, then eases back into his chair.

For minutes Ware sits and stares, scouring the list of victimized quarterbacks and reflecting on his 138.5 sacks over his 12-year NFL career. Memories flood his mind, and his grin grows wider with each.

He recalls that time he got Peyton Manning.

“That was a good one,” he says with a chuckle.

He jokingly thinks of the relief Eli Manning must feel after taking 14.5 of those sacks.

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