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Former Cowboy DeMarcus Ware Gets Flat Tire In Dallas, Praises Courtesy Patrol On Twitter After 'Sweating Bullets'

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Even ex-NFL stars need a helping hand from time to time.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware was thankful a Dallas County Sheriff's Courtesy Patrol stopped on a highway to assist him with changing the tire on Wednesday.

"The courtesy patrol came so fast I thought I was getting a ticket," Ware said in a video he shot and posted on Twitter.

His post read, "Your boy was in the heat sweating bullets today trying to change a flat tire, but thankfully the @TxDOT Sheriff Department Courtesy Patrol came through with the assist. Shout out to Officer Brown & Kates...THANK YOU ????????. #HumpDay #RoadsideAssistance"

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