Ware Injured
Arlington, TX – Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware sprained his neck when he slammed headfirst into a San Diego Chargers lineman Sunday.
Ware was immobilized on a stretcher, carted off the field and taken to the hospital for X-rays and further evaluation.
The Cowboys, who provided the diagnosis of a sprained neck, also said Ware was “aware and alert with full movement and strength in his extremities.”
Ware was pursing quarterback Philip Rivers early in the fourth quarter Sunday when he collided into Brandyn Dombrowski. Ware’s head went straight into Dombrowski’s upper leg, then Ware remained on the ground.
Ware was tended to on the field by medical personnel, who stabilized the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker before putting him on the stretcher and then a motorized cart. Teammates Marcus Spears and Terence Newman went over to Ware and spoke to the linebacker while he was being loaded onto a cart.
worked on.
As he was being taken off the field, Ware gave a thumbs-up and waved both hands. He was also talking to people around him.
In October, Ware agreed to a $78 million, six-year contract extension through the 2015 season that included a $20 million signing bonus. The 27-year-old Ware was in the final year of the contract he signed after being the 11th overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Posted: 12/13/09 8:50PM ET