# Football Concussions, the next Big Thing?

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**Created:** [July 19, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-concussions-the-next-big-thing/628696 "2012-07-19T08:46:54Z")\
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> [@PastTense](#):
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> Another victim? Marion Barber dead at 38:

It certainly seems possible. The article to which you linked seems to be more of an opinion piece; the following, more news-y piece, also from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, contains this passage:

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> In 2014, Barber was detained by Mansfield police and taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.
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> He was arrested in 2019 on two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief over a 2018 incident in which he was alleged to have damaged two cars by while he was running in Frisco.
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> According to KXAS Channel 5, a witness alleged that Barber charged toward their vehicle, causing large dents to the side of their cars.
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> Per a source, Barber had been hospitalized twice for mental health evaluations since his retirement in 2012.
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> Roughly a year ago, former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant wrote on Twitter that he couldn’t even enjoy watching old highlights of Barber because he knew he was down and out bad: “As I watch this video and me knowing exactly how Marion barber life is going right now today is why I built @personalcorner … I can’t even enjoy it because he’s down and out bad…we are just a stat and moments to most people…” Bryant posted on Twitter.

> **[Former Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber found dead in his apartment by Frisco...](https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article262044907.html)**
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> Barber was a Pro Bowler in 2007 after rushing for 975 yards with 10 touchdowns in a season that he didn’t start a game for Dallas.

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