DeMarcus Ware played hide-and-seek on gamedays
I knew Wade Phillips sort of ran a loose ship down in Dallas, but this is ridiculous...
Greg Ellis, a former Cowboys linebacker — he played 11 seasons in Dallas before being released this offseason and signing with Oakland — said on the "Michael Irvin Show" in Dallas that teammate DeMarcus Ware (pictured smushing Eli Manning) would hide from the coaches on the sidelines so Ellis could play. The full interview can be heard here.
Said Ellis: "It's a disgrace when DeMarcus Ware comes off the field just so I can get in the game and when the coaches tell him to come on the field, he tries to hide so I can play. And you're telling me we're trying to win the Super Bowl?"
The Dallas Morning News could not reach Ware for comment. Ware, who led the league with 20 sacks despite apparently taking some plays off, has one year left on his rookie deal.
When Irvin asked Ellis to clarify how Ware would go about doing this, he said: "On his own. He would say, 'G, come on.' And I would tell him, 'No, DeMarcus, go ahead, man. You're coming up on your contract year. Don't mess that stuff up. Go ahead and do you, and we're just going to do what the coaches, or whoever the powers that be, what they want to do.'"
It's absolutely astonishing to me that a player could make his own substitutions at will during a game. You think Parcells or Tom Coughlin or Belichick would stand one second for this? Wow, Lombardi must be rolling over in his grave.
-Chris Mascaro
(AP Photo)
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"It's absolutely astonishing to me that a player could make his own substitutions at will during a game."
"Ok, I'm out. Read Mascaro for all things NFL."
William Randolph Hearst must be rolling over in his grave.
Why are you hating Islander?
I know guys take themselves out if they are hurt or winded, but coaches always O.K. the rotations.
hating Islander?
I love Islander.
I was making fun of Glauber for pulling himself out of the lineup.
Haha....hating, Islander.
You are a funny guy. Rest assured, Glauber will be back soon enough.
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