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By David Fleming
ESPN The Magazine


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 certificate he earned in September hangs, then climbs the stairs half asleep and shuffles across the cream-colored carpet to the other side of the house.

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