Thread: DeMarcus Ware Announces Return to Broncos

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.

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Half surprised, but pleased. The difference between the punishing, smothering turnover machine the first half of the season and in the playoffs vs. the month Wares spasms sidelined him was self-evident. It's not just denying teams the luxury of double teaming Von or Wolfe (though that's huge.) DeMarcus Ware is to our D what Peyton Manning is to our O: The field marshals to Wade and Kubiaks unit commanders-in-chief. Glad he and the Broncos could to this together; look forward to more.

That's $10 million of cap space (in addition to a little over $1 million in bonuses) we don't get back on 2016s cap though. Worth it. REALLY hope he can have the kind of broad, deep and enduring effect on our front seven that I believe Champ's had on our CBs (excluding Talib, who wasn't here at the same time.)

This is big.

Dont think there was any doubt he'd return, ware is thinking about a repeat, just like me.

Yeah, but you haven't missed multiple games with back spasms 2 of the last 3 seasons (and I doubt you turn 34 this summer.)

Woah woah woah...this is Captain Commando we're talking about here. He ain't going anywhere!

After the way Ware finished this season, I didn't expect anything else. Going forward managing his health is going to be paramount (would be lying if it didn't give me a little pause) and Wade is going to have to be smart in keeping his snap count at a reasonable level, especially in the middle part of next season. Thankfully we have the depth and personnel (and a blueprint from this season) to make sure that Ware is at his freshest and healthiest at the end of the season and in the playoffs.

Von has taken a lot of the attention on this Super Bowl run, and rightfully so... not that Ware has been forgotten or ignored, but it's incredible how much DeMarcus raised his game big time as well. Him and Von, the way they feed off of each other, it's special to watch and it makes them both take their games to a whole 'nother level.

If we can afford to bring him back, that almost guarantees Von isn't going anywhere.

With the depth we have at OLB we can keep ware fresh throughout the season again, limit his snaps and let him lose in big games/moments.

I think we will all be in for a monster season from Wolfe next year. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see him finish with 10+ sacks and a Pro Bowl nod after his late season and playoff dominance.

Is this really news? I guess it is if you thought he was going to retire, which I never did. He's under contract, so yes, he's "returning" to the Broncos ... unless he gets cut to save cap space. We kind of knew this already.

As far as if it's a good idea, I think we were all under the assumption that he'd be gone after this year, but the pass rush was not the same when he was not in there. If they can afford to keep him, I would. Kind of depends on how they want to spend their money, though.

If he can stay healthy Denver's defense will put up another 50 plus sack season.

I wonder if this is a negotiation tactic...is his contract garanteed this year?

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I wonder if this is a negotiation tactic...is his contract garanteed this year?

No. Elway structured it so that he would be here for two years and then we'd see on the third year (which is next year). His cap hit is $11.66 million, but we'd save $10 million if he's cut. Like I said, that seemed like an inevitability at the beginning of the year, but now I'm not so sure.

Ware had 10 pressures and 2 sacks in the super bowl. He's still one of the best pass rushers in the nfl when healthy.