Marion Barber III, the previous Dallas Cowboys operating again, has died the crew stated on Wednesday. He was 38.
Barber performed a ultimate season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. He had points with psychological well being after his profession.
Police within the Dallas suburb of Frisco stated on Wednesday they made a welfare examine at an condominium “believed to be leased” by Barber and have been investigating an unattended dying there.
The Cowboys, who've their headquarters in Frisco, stated they have been “heartbroken by the tragic dying of Marion Barber III.”
“Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed soccer participant who ran with the desire to win each down,” the crew stated. “He had a ardour for the sport and love for his coaches and teammates.”
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) June 1, 2022
Barber’s father, Marion Barber Jr, performed seven seasons with the New York Jets within the Nineteen Eighties.
The youthful Barber, a fourth-round draft decide by Dallas in 2005, had 24 touchdowns in 2006-07 regardless of beginning only one sport these two seasons. Barber’s profession excessive was 14 TDs in 2006, when he rushed for simply 654 yards.
Barber had a career-high 975 yards speeding and 10 TDs in 2007, when he made his solely Professional Bowl. His function and manufacturing declined from there, and he had careers lows in carries, yards and touchdowns in his ultimate yr in Dallas in 2010.
Three years after his profession ended, Barber was detained and brought to a hospital for a psychological well being analysis. Police in Mansfield, one other Dallas suburb, stated it wasn’t clear what led to the calls that prompted their response.
The NFL has been hit by numerous deaths in current months. Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney was killed in a automotive crash on Monday. In April, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a truck after his automotive ran out of gasoline and he exited the car on a freeway.
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