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outside Dallas, causing the vehicle to flip at least once and then come to rest in the middle of a service road. The car caught fire, which was extinguished. Brown was unresponsive at the scene and later pronounced dead. Brent was charged with
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signed him to their practice squad, where he was making progress by being named scout team player of the week and was receiving consideration for a move to the active roster at the time of his death.
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322:(October 20, 1987 – December 8, 2012) was an American professional
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585:. Police said that Brent attempted to pull Brown out of the car.
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