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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Redskins Blog&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 1991 Mazda 626 that made Alfred Morris famous for his frugality last year (before he\u00A0ran for 1613 yards and 13 touchdowns in his 2012 rookie campaign) is getting totally refurbished, courtesy of the Japanese automaker, in an uncommon\u00A0athlete-corporation symbiotic win-win.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CMazda was everywhere because of my car, so it was kind of giving them free publicity in a sense,\u201D Morris said. \u00A0\u201DI think they [Mazda] kind of hinted at saying something about, \u2018Oh, we\u2019ll fix your car up.\u2019 \u00A0They went from there and they worked out a deal. \u00A0So it worked out, and I\u2019m going to get my baby back on the road so I\u2019m excited about that.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ever the miser in an era when many millionaire athletes go broke and\u00A0buy fleets of luxury cars for their families, Morris went the other way and took up Mazda on the free parts and labor. He's committed to the 22-year-old silver beast he bought in college with the goal of eventually flipping the keys to his children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CMazda is going to make her like new, like she came off the floor on \u201891,\" Morris said. \"They actually just took it, so we\u2019re going to switch cars while they\u2019re doing it. They said it would take about six-to-eight weeks to do it, but they\u2019re going to totally refurbish it, so I\u2019m happy about that. . . . They\u2019re just [refurbishing] it so that it can run for about 20 more years.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt;Getty Images&lt;/em&gt;Morris enjoys all forms of transportation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morris is now in the second year of a\u00A0four-year\u00A0contract\u00A0worth over $2.2 million. According to Kelley Blue Book, his Mazda is worth about $600 in fair condition, or $1200 in excellent condition. \u00A0Morris has received a loaner to commute to work in the interim, but it won't be long before the 5' 9\" 219 pound bruiser reunites with his well-worn wheels. To clarify the nature of the pro bono work , Morris said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CIt\u2019s not like \u2018Pimp My Ride\u2019 or anything like that. I\u2019m not into that type of stuff anyways. . . . I just had a crack on my dash, so fixing things like that. They made sure the engine was in tip-top condition. Maybe if the transmission is not so good, rebuilding the transmission. Just making sure that it can run 20 more years so that I don\u2019t have to worry about it, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t know if I want to put it on the road. It might break down and I\u2019ll be stranded.\u2019 Just to get that worry out of the way, they\u2019re going to refurb, and they might update it a bit, maybe put a navigation system or something in it. But nothing like big rims and fish tanks in the back.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But would he turn down fish tanks,\u00A0dual 12\" 600W subwoofers and a burgundy/gold paint job with white rims? Your move, Xzibit.\nh/t Shutdown Corner, Pro Football Talk&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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