Tiki Today

Tiki Barber continues to prove that he is the smartest man out of the NFL. Today, he filed his retirement papers with the New York Football Giants. In April, he plans to join NBC.

The former running back will become an NBC television personality, people with direct knowledge of the negotiations said. Barber, the Giants’ all-time leading rusher who retired from football at age 31 after one of the best seasons of his career, will be a news correspondent for “The Today Show” and is expected to have a role in the network’s Sunday night football broadcasts.

The State Of . . . Tiki deserves kudos upon kudos.