On Super Bowl Sunday, DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller spearheaded a ferocious pass rush that frustrated Cam Newton and won the Denver Broncos the Lombardi Trophy. Ware apparently decided he's going to come back next year to try to win another title.
After Denver's victory, the veteran linebacker talked about why he will return to the Broncos for a 12th NFL season.
"I got a lot of gas in the tank," Ware said, per Dan Hanzus of NFL.com. "Von was the one that added the gas to the fire for me, so that's why I'm playing the way I'm playing right now. I don't think about retiring. God still wants me to play—that's why I'm still doing what I'm doing.
"When I start bringing the cane out, you guys make sure that you tell me, 'DeMarcus, it's time to hang the cleats up.'"
Ware, 33, is one of the most prolific pass-rushers in NFL history. His 134.5 regular-season sacks are the 11th-most in NFL history, and he's third among active players (Jared Allen, Julius Peppers).
While Ware isn't the player he was during nine years with the Dallas Cowboys, he contributed to the NFL's best pass rush in 2015. The veteran recorded 25 tackles and 7.5 sacks, numbers that rank among his career worsts but proved situationally effective. Ware was also limited to 11 games because of injury and was hampered by a knee issue during the Broncos' postseason run.