Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 champion DeMarcus Ware was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on Saturday evening.
If you missed the ceremony, you can watch Ware’s complete, 17-minute Hall of Fame speech in the above video.
During his speech, Ware honored late teammates Demaryius Thomas, Ronnie Hillman and Marion Barber. Thomas, who won Super Bowl 50 with Ware, died of a seizure at age 33 in 2021. Hillman, another member of that championship team, died of renal medullary carcinoma at age 31 last December. Barber, who played with Ware with the Dallas Cowboys, died of heat stroke at age 38 last year.
“I held some seats for you guys here today,” Ware said. “Keep resting in peace fellas.”
Peyton Manning and Von Miller were in attendance to watch Ware’s enshrinement ceremony, joined by Super Bowl 50 teammates including Brandon McManus and Brock Osweiler. Denver’s former defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips, was also in attendance.
