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Dallas, TX, United States – Dallas Cowboys All-Pro linebacker DeMarcus Ware recently decided to pass on receiving $60,000 in lockout pay from the NFL Players Association’s lockout fund as a show of “unity” from one of Dallas’ player representatives.

“I think it builds a unity,” said Ware told ESPNDallas.com, “and lets guys know there are players out there with you, who will give up their $60,000, that this is a brotherhood, this is a fraternity.”

Players who were on the active roster for every week of the 2009 and 2010 seasons are set to receive $60,000 in lockout pay over a six-week period.

Ware, 28, made the announcement following an appearance Wednesday at Farine Elementary School in Irving in which he made a $5,000 donation to help with a first-grader’s medical bills.

“I was going to make a speech and talk to the kids about goal-setting and all of a sudden I just thought, ‘You’re a blessed guy and you have enough money, so let’s help out,’” Ware said. “It just kind of came over me because I wanted to help the cause.”

Ware made his fifth-consecutive Pro Bowl appearance last season after posting a team-high 15.5 sacks and 66 total tackles. He is In the middle of a $79 million extension that guarantees him $40 million.

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