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TORONTO - Matt Ware wasnt ready to call it a career just yet. For two years Ware worked as a personal trainer in California, waiting for another chance to play pro football. There were workouts and discussions with other clubs after being released by the NFLs Arizona Cardinals prior to the 2011 season, but nothing concrete materialized. That is until January, when the Toronto Argonauts came calling. So instead of pursuing a job as a firefighter as planned, the 31-year-old is trying to kick-start his pro career in the CFL. "I came here because I felt I had unfinished business," Ware said following Thursdays practice at York University. "I still have a love for the game and felt like I left (NFL) on bad terms. "I still want to play." The six-foot-three, 218-pound Ware played seven NFL seasons with Philadelphia and Arizona. He spent two years with the Eagles, who selected the former UCLA star in the third round, 89th overall, in the 04 draft, before joining the Cardinals. Ware played 95 career NFL games, his three starts all coming with Arizona. He recorded 115 tackles, one interception, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery while playing in two Super Bowls (04 with Philadelphia, 08 with Arizona). But Ware wavered about wanting to return to the NFL. "Its all in the Lords hands," he said. "If I come up here and do a great job, whos to say I wouldnt just stay here? "Im grateful for the opportunity to be an Argo." Ware was a two-sport athlete at UCLA and played two seasons of minor-league baseball with the Seattle Mariners organization. Ware, a married father of two young daughters, played safety in the NFL but is working at cornerback with Toronto. A revamped Argos defence — only cornerback Jalil Carter remains from the 12 Grey Cup-winning unit — has a definite need at corner with all-star Pat Watkins signing with the Edmonton Eskimos as a free agent. Not only must Ware adjust to a new position but also a new team playing a different game with unlimited motion and an extra man on a longer, wider field. But first-year defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke said Thursday, so far so good. "Hes done really well," Burke said of Ware. "Hes a smart guy, he understands how to learn and be a professional. "Rookies are up and down . . . I think having a guy like Matt is great for our defence." Argos head coach Scott Milanovich is also impressed with Wares veteran savvy. "He strikes me as a very mature, veteran player who understands about preparation and all the little things we build our foundation on," Milanovich said. "Physically, hes a big, strong man who has good enough hips to play corner. "Hes a little bit like the guy we had last year (Watkins) but different styles. Hes doing a nice job for us." And Ware is having fun making the transition to the wide-open, pass-happy Canadian game. "There are so many moving parts," he said. "It just keeps you really in tune with the game. "Sometimes in the NFL you can go out there and just have your guy and it gets a little monotonous even though its a great challenge." Ware said a ringing endorsement of Toronto and the Argos from good friend Tyler Ebell — a former CFL running back with Edmonton, the Double Blue, B.C and Hamilton — certainly didnt hurt his decision-making process. "He told me about his experiences here and how much he loved it," Ware said. "So Im just excited to be here playing ball." A huge advantage Ware has over other CFL rookies is his pro experience. When everything seems to be happening all at once on the field, Ware has a solid knowledge base to fall back on. "Its still football," he said. "No matter how the formation comes together or if six guys are all moving at once, its still football. "You really have to stick to your technique and keys, what the coaches told you to do because if you start looking at too much then youre going to mess yourself up. If youre in man to man youve got to work your feet, look at the hips and guard your guy. If you have zone coverage, you need to see the big picture." And with CFL players participating in a ratification vote Thursday, Ware certainly understands the business side of the game. He was still with Phoenix during the last NFL lockout, which lasted from March 12 to July 25, 2011. But hes purposely not spoken to his new teammates about it. "The only thing I can do is handle what I can on the field," Ware said. "It was a different situation, ours was a lockout. "We had to prepare for that and we were prepared for it with our PA." But Ware certainly learned from that experience. "I saved my money, I worked out and was ready when they told me to be on the field," he said. 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Hes had three top-10 results this season and feels ready to put it all together and finally hoist a trophy at the top level.Sebastian Vettel has been told he has to earn a contract renewal at Ferrari beyond 2017 by team boss Maurizio Arrivabene. Vettel has been urged to focus on the car by Arrivabene following suggestions he is trying to replicate Michael Schumachers dynamic with the team, with the seven-times world champion famed for involving himself in every part of the Scuderias operation.Amid a frustrating season for Ferrari, in which they have failed to win a race and have slipped behind Red Bull as Mercedes nearest challengers, four-time champion Vettels own form has come under scrutiny with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen posing a closer challenge than in 2015. Vettel crashed out of last weeks Malaysia GP at the first corner, earning a three-place grid penalty for this weekends Japanese GP, and admitted at Suzuka his form had been up and down in 2016.The 29-year-olds three-year contract runs to the end of next season, but Arrivabene has hinted they will not be focusing on any renewal until 2017.Sebastian today has a contract with us, we have work to do this year, and also the next. During the season we will see, Arrivabene told Italys Sky F1 at the Japanese GP. Sebastian Vettel runs into Nico Rosberg at the start of the Malaysia GP.dddddddddddd Everybody has an objective. I have, the team has, Sebastian has, everybody has. So its right everybody has to earn their position and salary.The departure of technical chief James Allison in July, and the teams admission that their development programme had stalled over the summer, has cranked up the pressure on an outfit whose last Drivers Championship success came nine years ago.Asked if Ferrari would do what they did during Michael Schumachers less successful early years at the team in the late 1990s and hand Vettel a new deal in times of trouble, Arrivabene replied: Today, times are a little changed in the sense that what worked with Michael might not necessarily work with Sebastian.Sebastian just needs to focus on the car. He is a person who he gives so much and that sometimes means an interest a bit of everything. [Vettel] does not do it with polemical spirit, he does it because hes completely immersed in what people call family but I call the team.Reacting to Arrivabenes eye-catching comments, Sky F1s Anthony Davidson said: They are strong words. 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