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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Cowboys give the axe to Marion the Barbarian </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Marion Barber - RB - DAL - Jul. 26 - 1:41 p.m. ET</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Cowboys informed RB Marion Barber of his impending release.
Barber never stood a prayer of collecting on his $4.25 million salary, and the Cowboys had to make a quick decision on his $500,000 roster bonus. MBIII entered last season as the starter, but showed no evidence of a burst even before a mid-season calf injury. After averaging 4.5 yards per carry as one of the most physical backs in the league from 2005-07, Barber's production has tailed off to 3.88 over the past three years. Now 28 and plagued by multiple leg injuries, Barber will have to accept a backup job on the open market.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
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Barber never stood a prayer of collecting on his $4.25 million salary, and the Cowboys had to make a quick decision on his $500,000 roster bonus. MBIII entered last season as the starter, but showed no evidence of a burst even before a mid-season calf injury. After averaging 4.5 yards per carry as one of the most physical backs in the league from 2005-07, Barber's production has tailed off to 3.88 over the past three years. Now 28 and plagued by multiple leg injuries, Barber will have to accept a backup job on the open market.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
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