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On Jan. 24, MGM+ will air its new NFL Icons documentary on former Troy Trojan Demarcus Ware. 

The NFL Icons docu-series focuses on legends of the NFL and the fourth season of the series will continue on Jan. 24 with “NFL Icons: DeMarcus Ware” at 9 p.m. In 2023, Ware became the first Troy Trojan to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also, the Trojans celebrated the legend with DeMarcus Ware Day during the football season opener that season. 

Ware, an Auburn native, played college football at Troy, where he was a two-time All-Sun Belt defensive lineman and the 2004 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. Ware ended his Troy career with 201 tackles, 27.5 sacks, 55.5 tackles-for-loss and 74 quarterback hurries. His tackles-for-loss rank first in school history and his sacks are second in school history. Ware was selected as a member of the Sun Belt Conference All-Decade Team for the 2000s and has already been inducted into the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame and Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. 

Ware’s collegiate success translated to the NFL. He was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first Trojan to ever be selected in the first round. He played there for eight seasons, earning four first-team All-Pro honors, three second-team All-Pro honors and seven Pro Bowls. He also won the NFL’s version of the Butkus Award twice, led the NFL in sacks twice and was selected as a member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.  

Ware played his final three NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he earned two more Pro Bowl appearances and won a Super Bowl in 2015. He ended his NFL career with 654 tackles, 171 tackles-for-loss, 138.5 sacks, three interceptions and 35 forced fumbles. Not only did Ware become the first Trojan to ever be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame but he was also the first Sun Belt player to ever be inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame.  

Ware’s NFL Icons documentary will highlight his story from growing up in Alabama to his career at Troy and in the NFL. The rest of season four of NFL Icons will focus on Super Bowl LVIX, Kurt Warner, Joe Montana and Gale Sayers. NFL Icons airs exclusively on the MGM+ streaming network.