THIS JUST IN: All-time Troy great DeMarcus Ware will forever be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as he was selected to the 2023 class in his second year on the ballot, the NFL announced during its annual NFL Honors ceremony Thursday night.
TROY, Ala. - All-time Troy great DeMarcus Ware will forever be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as he was selected to the 2023 class in his second year on the ballot, the NFL announced during its annual NFL Honors ceremony Thursday night.
A Super Bowl champion, nine-time Pro Bowler, four-time first-team All-Pro and member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, Ware ranks ninth in NFL history in career sacks with 138.5 . Additionally, he tied the NFL record by leading the league in sacks twice and was a two-time Butkus Award winner. Ware was instrumental in Troy’s transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2001 and finished his Trojan career as the program’s all-time leader in tackles for loss with 55.5 in addition to totaling 27 sacks for a loss of 198 yards to rank among the all-time greats in Troy history..” “It’s almost like the Super Bowl. I gave my whole resume out every single year, but now this is my final resume, and I get to put that out there each time.
In his sophomore campaign, Ware tied for 15th in the country with nine sacks, while his 19.5 tackles for a loss tied for ninth in the nation. In 2002, Troy’s defense finished fourth in the country in total defense as the Trojans allowed 276.8 yards per game.
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