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Demarcus Ware, seven-time Pro Bowler, the Cowboys’ all-time sacks leader and all-around beast, will wear the blue star no longer. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘s Clarence Hill Jr. reports that Dallas released Ware today.
Ware has been a Cowboy since they drafted him with the 11th pick in 2005, a rare draft-day coup by Jerry Jones. He’s been brutalizing offenses ever since, at least until the 2013 season, when he was hobbled by various injuries and recorded a career low six sacks.
The possibility that Ware’s career might have peaked a couple of years ago played a role in the Cowboys’ decision to cut him. The bigger factor was his $12.25 million salary, which weighed heavily given the team’s struggles to stay under the salary cap.
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