Terence Newman says he was scared the last time he saw former teammate Marion Barber before the running back’s untimely death earlier this month.
The former Dallas Cowboys cornerback told Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com that the last time he saw Barber was in 2019. He stated he saw Barber walking down the street and Newman said he was taken aback by his ex-teammate’s appearance.
“I see this guy walking down the street — in the rain,” Newman said. “I get to the gas station and it’s Marion. I hadn’t seen Marion in a while, but I heard he had fallen on hard times and wasn’t doing too well. So, we talked and exchanged numbers, but I was scared when I saw him.
“He looked bad. He looked like he wasn’t there, like he was a different person, like he couldn’t function. And that’s probably why he was walking and not driving. When I tell you I was scared, I thought he might swing on me. I was actually scared.”
Newman speculated that he believed concussions “had to play some type of role in whatever happened to him.”
“He had a look but also his face was just droopy,” Newman continued. “It looked like he was homeless. Like he lived on the streets. I guess he had so many concussions that it really impacted him.”
The 38-year-old Barber was found dead on June 1st by police conducting a wellness check. No official cause of death has been released.
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Barber carried the ball 1,156 times during six seasons with the Cowboys. Newman was Barber’s teammate for that entire run in Dallas and ultimately retired after his 15th season in 2017.
In all, Newman totaled 42 interceptions, 183 breakups, eight forced fumbles and 11 recoveries in his career.
