"I'm not frustrated because at the end of the day, I know I can play," said Ware, who led the league with 20 sacks in 2008. "Like I say, I'm a Ferrari. The only thing I do is appreciate. It's on them to get it done."

The Cowboys have had discussions with Ware's agent, Pat Dye, over the last few months. With the draft done, those talks could increase over the next few months. The Cowboys have said signing Ware, who is entering the last year of his contract, is their top priority of the off-season.

Coming up with the proper price tag, however, could take time. Washington signed defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to a seven-year, $100 million deal that includes $41 million in guaranteed money. Earlier this month, Pittsburgh signed linebacker James Harrison, who beat Ware for the NFL's defensive player of the year award, to a six-year, $51.75 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.

"I'm always in a sweet position," Ware said. "It's sort of like you see guys that are among the top defensive guys and you consider yourself to be one of the top defensive guys, so you should be in that area."

Ware, a three-time Pro Bowler in his first four years, jokingly offered a solution in reference to his uniform number.

"It's not $51 [million]," Ware said. "It might not be $100 [million]. It's somewhere between the two. Maybe it's $94 [million]."

Ware spent Wednesday, an off day from his conditioning program, at a photo shoot for Venom Energy drink, for which he will be a spokesman. Ware has also done advertising work for Campbell's Chunky Soup and SoBe Life Water.

"It's the off-season, so you can do things like this," Ware said.