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Report: Cowboys restructure DeMarcus Ware contract

DeMarcus Ware's contract was reworked, saving the Cowboys $4 million in cap relief. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)

DeMarcus Ware has been slowed by a hyper-extended elbow and a strained shoulder. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)

The Dallas Cowboys restructured defensive end DeMarcus Ware's contract on Wednesday, saving the team $4 million against the cap, reports ESPN.com.

The restructured contract now converts $5 million of Ware's base salary this season into a signing bonus. Ware is scheduled to make $12.25 million in 2014 and $13.75 million in 2015, which will complete a seven-year, $79 million contract he signed in 2009.

In addition to Ware, the Cowboys now plan to restructure the contracts of about a dozen players to get under the salary cap by March 12, according to a source. One of those players the club approached was cornerback Orlando Scandrick, according to a source. That deal has yet to be finalized.

The deal with Ware could be an indication the Cowboys do not expect to complete negotiations to extend Tony Romo's contract and lower his team-high $16.8 million salary cap figure before March 12.

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