Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos former linebacker DeMarcus Ware poses with his bust during the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Demarcus Ware’s HOF display ruffled the feathers of Cowboys fans

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Aug 14, 2023 1:26 PM ET

Nine-time Pro Bowl edge-rusher Demarcus Ware spent nine of his 12 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, which makes the lack of anything Cowboys-related in Ware’s display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio quite puzzling.

A Denver Broncos jersey is featured prominently as the centerpiece of the exhibit, which also features a gold football honoring his Super Bowl 50 championship, a helmet to commemorate his time at Troy University, a medal honoring his Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year award and a small white and navy football that denotes Ware as Dallas’ all-time leader in sacks.

Needless to say, many Cowboys fans expressed their outrage once a photo of Ware’s HOF display started making the rounds on X, formerly known as Twitter.

And people called me a hater when I stopped considering him a cowboys legend. The man only associates himself with the cowboys when it benefits him. But at the end of the day he could care less about the star https://t.co/5drmY0FlRm
— Antonio (@callmedazze_) August 12, 2023

Not having any Cowboys stuff in there should be a crime https://t.co/U7vcN6G6rF
— Isaac Grant (@isaac_russell25) August 12, 2023

This is a cardinal sin https://t.co/HNDBm3KIzZ
— Otis O. Otis (@neckofdwoods) August 12, 2023

Nah this is next level disrespectful!!! The stats are in the thread this makes no sense!!!!! https://t.co/V9hd6AokrE
— Mrs. Grotke (@__BHB__) August 12, 2023

And their frustration is more than justified. After all, more than 80 percent of Ware’s 138.5 career sacks and 666 career pressures come with the Cowboys, per Pro Football Focus. As did seven of his nine Pro Bowls and all seven of his All-Pro selections.

As the face of the Cowboys defense, Ware led the league in sacks twice (20 in 2008, 15.5 in 2010) and tackles for loss three times (27 in 2008, 21 in 2010, 26 in 2011).

While he did spend the last three years of his career in Denver, Ware logged just 122 pressures, 81 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 24 QB hits, 21.5 sacks and three forced fumbles over 37 games. However, he did make two Pro Bowls and won his lone Super Bowl.

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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