Retired NFL player Barry Sanders filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, Lauren Campbell-Sanders, this past Friday. The couple have three children together, and are said to be seeking joint custody, according to Sanders’ attorney. He sites a “breakdown in the marital relationship” as the cause of him seeking a divorce. The Oakland Press reports on the story:

Barry Sanders is seeking a divorce from his wife of more than 10 years, TV anchor Lauren Campbell-Sanders.

bq. The former Detroit Lions running back filed for divorce Friday in Oakland County Circuit Court.

The couple were married in November 2000 and have three children, according to the complaint. They live in West Bloomfield Township.

Sanders, 43, said in the filing that there has been a breakdown in the marital relationship, and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.

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