Thursday was both a good and a disappointing day for Cowboys fans when the Pro Football Hall of Fame unveiled its modern-era finalists for the 2022 class.
Former Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Ware was one of three players this year to make the cut in his first year of eligibility. Former safety Darren Woodson, however, failed to advance to the list of finalists.
Ware spent the first nine years of his NFL career with the Cowboys, earning seven Pro Bowl selections, four All-Pro selections, and leading the NFL in sacks twice (2008, 2010).
Ware was a salary cap casualty after the 2013 season, and was quickly scooped up by the Denver Broncos, where he would play for three seasons. Ware went to the Pro Bowl twice with the Broncos, and earned a Super Bowl ring in 2015.
Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to extend his congratulations:
Parsons trained with Ware ahead of this season.
Woodson was in his 14th year of eligibility and remains a glaring omission in the eyes of many, including 105.3 The Fan’s very own Bryan Broaddus.
“I’ve been with Darren Woodson and I’ve been with (Hall of Fame finalist) LeRoy Butler,” Broaddus said on GBag Nation Thursday. “100 out of 100 (times), give me Darren Woodson as a football player, as a safety. And I love LeRoy Butler.”
During the 2015 season, Woodson became just the eighth defensive player in team history to be enshrined in the team’s prestigious Ring of Honor.
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