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Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent faces charges of manslaughter and drunken driving after an overnight car crash that killed a member of the team's practice squad, reports AP. Police say Brent was speeding when his car hit a curb and flipped at least once about 2:20am in Irving. Passenger Jerry Brown, 25, a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad was killed, reports the Dallas Morning News. Brent, a three-year veteran, had a previous drunk-driving arrest in 2009, reports ESPN. He was not on the team's flight to Cincinnati for tomorrow's game.
