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Derek Ware

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · TE

Derek Ware recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO.

▶Best highlights

4.7

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derek Ware's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1994
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 2, 1994

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1994

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 24, 1995

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

2 rec · 36 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 11, 1994

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1994

1 rec · 33 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 23, 1994

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

2 rec · 25 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1993
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 19, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1993

1 rec · 27 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derek Ware's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 36 receiving yards

Regular Season
1995
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 24, 1995

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1995

2 rec · 36 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 3 receptions · 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1994
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 2, 1994

Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1994

3 rec · 25 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 5 targets

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 11, 1994

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1994

1 rec · 33 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derek Ware's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIWARE—Derek Ware
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINWARE—Derek Ware
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

03
DALWARE—Derek Ware
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons58 career games24 career receptions270 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 890 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Nov 24, 1996

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history