DeMarcus Ware, Contract

Reports: Ware Agrees To Six-Year Extension

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Reports: Ware Agrees To Six-Year Extension

DeMarcus Ware, widely considered the preeminent pass rusher in football, has been rewarded with a blockbuster deal by the Dallas Cowboys, according to numerous reports.

Per Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com, the six-year extension is in the neighborhood of $13 million a year, with almost $40 million guaranteed. A 4:30 CST press conference has been scheduled for Monday afternoon at Valley Ranch, at which the deal will be announced.

The news of this agreement has likely induced many a sigh of relief for Cowboys fans, who have seen close to a year of disagreement between the team and Ware's agent, Pat Dye. During training camp, Dye met with the Dallas brass, saying afterward that progress had been made, but that they were still a ways off from an agreement.

Ware is three-time Pro Bowler and a two-time first team All-Pro selection. After leading the NFL in sacks last season with 20, he was shut out for the first four games of 2009, before recording four sacks over the team's last two contests, against Kansas City and Atlanta respectively.

The deal, pending league approval, will keep Ware in Dallas through 2015.

BY Scott Crisp // Monday, Oct 26, 2009 at 03:00 CDT

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