Former Cowboys and Bears running back Marion Barber Tom Berg/Icon Sportswire

Former Cowboys RB Marion Barber found dead in apartment

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 6/1/22

According to Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber was found dead in his apartment on Wednesday.

Former Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber found dead in his apartment by Frisco police https://t.co/Y0ACGZXDYs
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) June 1, 2022

A cause of death has yet to be released. Barber was 38 years old.

According to a Frisco police spokesperson, "Officers are currently out on a welfare concern, but we are unable to provide any further information at this time."

Barber played seven seasons in the NFL for the Cowboys and Chicago Bears, from 2005 to 2011. In 99 career NFL games, Barber compiled 4,780 rushing yards and 53 touchdowns.

Drafted by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft out of Minnesota, Barber would play six seasons in a Cowboys uniform.

Barber's best year in a Cowboys uniform came in 2007. That season, Barber was voted to the Pro Bowl, averaging 4.8 yards per carry for 975 rushing yards and ten touchdowns.

In 88 career games with the Cowboys, Barber finished with 4,358 yards and 47 touchdowns.

Barber played his final NFL season with the Bears in 2011. He finished with 422 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games before announcing his retirement that offseason.

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