In a statement, police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco said the Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident. A police spokesman did not elaborate on the circumstances of the 38-year-old’s death, and the medical examiner’s office did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press. Police conducting a welfare check on June 1 found Barber dead in a Frisco apartment he believed to be renting. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher was a fourth-round pick out of Dallas in 2005 and spent six seasons with the Cowboys. He had 24 combined touchdowns in 2006 and ’07, despite starting just one game in those two seasons. Barber rushed for 654 yards and a career-high 14 TDs in 2006. Barber had a career-high 975 yards rushing and 10 TDs in 2007 when he made his only Pro Bowl. His role and production declined from there, and he had career lows in carries, yards and touchdowns in his final year in Dallas in 2010. Barber played one final season with Chicago in 2011.
