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Running Back Who Left College to Help Homeless Mother Makes NFL Team

After only two years at Auburn University, Peyton Barber knew he had to take a chance, push all his chips in and bet on himself. Barber had had a breakout season with the Tigers as a running back, but there was one problem. “My mother is homeless right now,” Barber told NFL.com’s Chase Goodbread in…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

September 9, 2016
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Andre Williams, No. 44 of NY Giants, Tackles Fatherhood and Serves Food for Thought

Andre Williams is a running back for the New York Giants, but none of the hard knocks on the football field could have prepared him for perhaps his most challenging matchup yet: fatherhood. In February, Williams and his wife welcomed their firstborn, Barron Zavier Williams. On the cusp of his third pro-football season, The Root caught…

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The Root Staff

Published

June 12, 2016