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Retired NFL wide receiver Rashard "Hollywood" Higgins is training to become a firefighter in Dallas.

Higgins, who played seven seasons in the NFL, said he was "looking for purpose" after his football career ended.

He recently finished the Dallas Fire Academy, but still needs to complete EMT and paramedic training before he can work in the field.

DALLAS - A retired NFL wide receiver from North Texas is close to beginning an unexpected career. Rashard Higgins will be putting on a different type of uniform.

Hollywood Higgins

Years before becoming a standout wide receiver at Mesquite High School, people close to Higgins knew he was destined for bright lights.

"It was PeeWee. My coach, his name was Coach Chris. I was out there making plays and he was like, ‘Man, you keep maki

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