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Baylor University is creating a new professional locker room space to accommodate the increasing number of NFL players returning to their alma mater for off-season training.

The university Thursday announced a $500,000 gift from Silsbee philanthropist Charline Dauphin to create the Charline Dauphin Pro Locker Room.

The space will be built in the Simpson Athletics and Academic Center at the Alwin O. and Dorothy Highers Complex. The work is expected to be completed by December.

Pro athletes now use Baylor’s existing locker room space or temporary accommodations, Athletics Director Ian McCaw said.

“We do, periodically through the off-season, have our former players come back to want to work out and practice, and so to give them a dedicated space to do that is attractive to them and will encourage them to return to Baylor more often, and that’s a win-win,” McCaw said.

This spring, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kendall Wright and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams all worked out at Baylor.