11
Apr
2010
Tiki Barber continues to make great decisions
Tiki Barber with his wife, Ginny, and new girlfriend, Traci Johnson
Former New York Giant RB Tiki Barber has left his wife - who is 8 months pregnant … with twins – for a 23-year-old former NBC intern named Traci Lynn Johnson. Barber already has 2 sons (A.J., 7, and Chason, 6) with his wife Ginny, but moved out of their Manhattan home late last year to pursue his new flame.
According to various reports, Barber and Johnson have been sleeping together since at least 2008, and have increasingly been seen together in public in recent weeks/months. On Wednesday the Giants’ all-time leading rusher released this sterile statement:
“After 11 years of marriage, Ginny and I have decided to separate,” Barber said. “This decision was a painful one, but we are moving forward amicably and will continue to work together to raise our children with the love and dedication they have always known.”
Uh-huh.
Let’s face it, Barber has made a string of questionable decisions in the past few years. He retired from the NFL at the top of his game in 2006, just before the Giants went on to win SB XLII. Even worse, he did did so to become a correspondent for the Today Show, which has been a train wreck on just about every level. And in an effort to gain points as an analyst, Barber threw his former teammates and coaches under the bus, which has alienated him from even his biggest supporters within the Giants organization.
