Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer coached Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware for his first two seasons (2005-06) in the league, in Dallas. From what Zimmer has seen so far this year of his former player, Ware has discovered a fountain of youth.
"His first-step quickness looks exactly like I remember it," Zimmer said. "When we drafted him, he was really strong in all of the combine measurements, but he is such a great athlete. I have so much respect for him. When I first had him, he was a young guy learning how to play outside linebacker, and now he's a veteran guy that's savvy, still has his first-step quickness and he has great strength and power.