Talking Shop Barber Brothers Face Off This Week

IRVING, Texas - A day after some of the Cowboys' outspoken veterans held a players-only meeting, the brother of one team captain said the roster has a leader-by-example in Marion Barber.
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Houston who grew up with the Cowboys' starting running back, said his elder sibling may be viewed as quiet by outsiders, but can also be vocal, and is an extremely hard worker.
While Marion rarely conducts interviews, Dominique spoke to reporters on a conference call on Tuesday, discussing his brother and their first opportunity to face one another in a regular-season game, Sunday's noon tilt at Reliant Stadium.
"He's obviously a lot quieter than I am," Dominique said. "Once you get to know him and once he gets comfortable around people, he talks a lot. It's kind of funny that everybody thinks he's so quiet and this and that. He's a loud guy and a jokester. … He definitely got the quietness from my dad."
Cowboy’s players voted Marion a captain for the second time in his career in 2010, and many hail him as a great teammate. Dominique said the running back's work ethic sets a good example for those around him.
"He just works so hard every day," Houston's Barber said. "It makes my life Buffalo Bills jersey
so much easier because I can ask him things he does in the off-season. He does sprints, he runs hills, and he lifts a lot of weights, just like a barbarian. He does all the little things and sacrifices and takes care of his body.
"He lets me know what he's got going on, what he's doing, how many hills he's running. He lost so much weight; he's in great shape. Being 220 (pounds), down from 235 or whatever he was last year, he's just a specimen."

The son of former University of Minnesota and New York Jets running back Marion Barber Jr., Dominique and MBIII were Gopher teammates for one year, 2004. They've lined up across from one another twice in the preseason, but Sunday marks their first Barber Bowl with regular season implications.
"It's extremely exciting," Dominique said. "The fact that it's my brother I'm playing Steelers jersey
against, it's a dream come true. Any brothers that play football would probably say the same thing. … Our relationship is extremely close. We talk every day, whether it be text message or talk on the phone. Our relationship isn't about wins and losses. It's about the love. We get that from our family. We're really close and our relationship is something special, and I love him to death."