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QB Killaz

By By David Fleming

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

The beat stirs almost nonstop inside Darren Howard's head. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, it nudges him out of a deep sleep. He'll shake awake, his head will start to bounce and pretty soon Howard, the Saints' rookie defensive end, is out of bed and on his way to what he calls "The Playroom." He stumbles out of the master bedroom, which overlooks the 16th green of a suburban New Orleans golf course, and past the living room, where the framed NFC Rookie Defensive Player of the Month cer ...

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