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He was a good one. Best to get out when you're on top and before injuries stack the deck.
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Think Vance Joseph will be dialing Connor Barwin's phone #??
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Ouch that feels like such a kick in the nuts.. rumors were that he was fielding multiple $7-8 mill contracts. Glad he chose health over football. I had picked him as a second tier pickup, but now knowing Quinn would be sharing the same role I'm okay with him declining and retiring.
Best of luck #94 you are first ballot both on and off!!
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Could be that he failed a physical.
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Oooooh juicy.. I like it! Good call could be. His back has always been trouble.
I was thinking too, what if Phillips gave him the last bump to retire? Or what if he offered Ware an assistant position job knowing he was going to retire?
Okay okay, enough koolaid...
I was thinking too, what if Phillips gave him the last bump to retire? Or what if he offered Ware an assistant position job knowing he was going to retire?
Okay okay, enough koolaid...
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/14/soft-retirement-possible-for-demarcus-ware/
“Soft retirement” possible for DeMarcus Ware
Posted by Mike Florio on March 14, 2017
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Pass-rusher DeMarcus Ware has retired after 12 seasons in the NFL. That doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be a 13th.
Ware, a free agent, can return whenever he wants, for whomever he wants. Appearing on Tuesday’s PFT Live, Vic Lombardi of Altitude Sports Network in Denver suggested that it will be a “soft retirement” for Ware, with the player potentially returning at some point later this year.
Indeed, as of a week ago Ware was going to test the market. The offers he received (or didn’t receive) convinced him to announce his retirement via social media. Those offers, or the opportunities, could improve as time passes.
Lombardi said that Ware remains in great shape. Back issues have plagued him in recent years, but given the manner in which he performed down the stretch in 2015 (with 4.5 sacks in the team’s final four games), a contender come November could be interested in adding Ware to the mix, both for what he can do on the field and how he can mentor younger players.
Ware turns 35 on July 31, and if he spends the next several months getting himself as healthy and fit as possible, he could barnstorm into a hand-picked city with the goal of playing a handful of regular-season games, hitting his stride in the postseason, and potentially walking away with a championship like John Elway, Jerome Bettis, Michael Strahan, and Peyton Manning did.
Whatever Ware does, he’s already done enough to join each of them in Canton. With 138.5 career sacks (only one less than Jason Taylor) and a Super Bowl ring on his resume, Ware will he immortalized sooner than later. The only question his football career has reached its final life expectancy.
“Soft retirement” possible for DeMarcus Ware
Posted by Mike Florio on March 14, 2017
Pass-rusher DeMarcus Ware has retired after 12 seasons in the NFL. That doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be a 13th.
Ware, a free agent, can return whenever he wants, for whomever he wants. Appearing on Tuesday’s PFT Live, Vic Lombardi of Altitude Sports Network in Denver suggested that it will be a “soft retirement” for Ware, with the player potentially returning at some point later this year.
Indeed, as of a week ago Ware was going to test the market. The offers he received (or didn’t receive) convinced him to announce his retirement via social media. Those offers, or the opportunities, could improve as time passes.
Lombardi said that Ware remains in great shape. Back issues have plagued him in recent years, but given the manner in which he performed down the stretch in 2015 (with 4.5 sacks in the team’s final four games), a contender come November could be interested in adding Ware to the mix, both for what he can do on the field and how he can mentor younger players.
Ware turns 35 on July 31, and if he spends the next several months getting himself as healthy and fit as possible, he could barnstorm into a hand-picked city with the goal of playing a handful of regular-season games, hitting his stride in the postseason, and potentially walking away with a championship like John Elway, Jerome Bettis, Michael Strahan, and Peyton Manning did.
Whatever Ware does, he’s already done enough to join each of them in Canton. With 138.5 career sacks (only one less than Jason Taylor) and a Super Bowl ring on his resume, Ware will he immortalized sooner than later. The only question his football career has reached its final life expectancy.
AZ sports radio this morning indicating Ware may reunite with Wade in LA at some point this season. After training camp?
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A HoF guy with his talent and knowledge of Wade's D makes him invaluable as a coach too. I would love that almost more than him playing.
If course, depends on his interest level. If he is a lifer, working with the Rams would be a great start for his coaching resume.
Msybe that is why he was visiting...
If course, depends on his interest level. If he is a lifer, working with the Rams would be a great start for his coaching resume.
Msybe that is why he was visiting...