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High-profile NFL agent Eugene Parker dies at 60

Eugene Parker, a football agent who represented Hall of Famers Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith, died Thursday night at the age of 60.

Parker, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer in November, also represented active players like Alshon Jeffery, Larry Fitzgerald and Jason Pierre-Paul.

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"The family of Eugene Parker is deeply saddened to report the loss of their beloved husband and father," Parker's family said in a statement. "Eugene passed away on March 31, 2016 after a brief and heroic battle with cancer."

@AdamSchefter This is one of those nights I can't sleep.