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Barber is among several NFL players or coaches to pass away recently. Arizona Cardinals defensive back Jeff Gladney was killed in a car accident on May 30 at 25 years of age. And Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died on April 9 after being struck by a dump truck as he walked along a highway in South Florida. Haskins’ wife has said he was seeking gas after his car ran out of fuel; he was 24.

The next day, former Dallas Cowboys running backs coach Gary Brown succumbed to cancer at age 52. Brown had also played for the NFL’s former Houston Oilers franchise as well as the New York Giants.