Posted at 1:44 p.m., Monday, February 12, 2007
Retired running back Tiki Barber to join NBC
By Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
Barber played his final game Sunday in the Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium.
The New York Giants' Pro Bowl running back will be introduced tomorrow at a network news conference, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not directly involved in the contract.
Barber will work both on the "Today" show and on the network's Sunday night football show. It is unlikely he would be in the broadcast booth with the longtime team of Al Michaels and John Madden.
Barber, who had worked in the offseason at Fox, had considered offers from that network and ESPN/ABC for news-sports roles.
The 31-year-old Barber announced in October that 2006 would be his final season after 10 years with the Giants.
For his career, he had 10,449 yards rushing and 5,182 yards receiving, joining Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk as only the third player in NFL history with 10,000 yards rushing and 5,000 receiving for their careers.
