Antwan Barnes
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Barnes with the San Diego Chargers
No. 50, 98, 95
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1984-10-19) October 19, 1984
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Norland
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
College:FIU
NFL Draft:2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:121
Sacks:25.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Antwan Edward Barnes[1] (born October 19, 1984) is a former American football outside linebacker. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida International. Barnes also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and New York Jets.

College career

After graduating from Miami Norland High School, Barnes played college football at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, where he was a 2006 All-Sun Belt Conference selection and the school's all-time sacks leader with 21.5. On April 29, 2007, he became the first player in FIU history to be drafted by a National Football League team when he was selected in the fourth round with the 134th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens.[2]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

At the 2007 NFL Scouting Combine, Barnes ran a 4.43 second 40 yard dash, and put up 31 reps on the bench press. Barnes was a promising rookie in 2007, notching 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 10 solo tackles. During a 2007 preseason game, Barnes delivered a blind side hit on Philadelphia Eagles punter Sav Rocca, knocking off his helmet. Even though officials did not penalize Barnes during the game, the league fined him $12,500 for the hit.[3] In 2008, on a roster deep with linebackers, he made a name for himself as a stand out special teams player, also making his first post-season appearance. In 2009, Barnes started the year with his first career interception (against the San Diego Chargers, his future team), but then saw no action for several games. The team finally started using him late in the season, with the defense having struggled with its pass rush, and he came in and notched 3 sacks and 10 solo tackles, as well as a forced fumble.

Philadelphia Eagles

Barnes was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round draft pick on September 4, 2010.[4] He was released on October 9, after being sparsely used and posting only three tackles.

San Diego Chargers

Barnes was signed by the San Diego Chargers on October 12, 2010. He made an immediate impact, notching two sacks on Tom Brady in a game against the New England Patriots. As a backup pass-rush specialist, he ended the season in San Diego with 4.5 sacks and 15 tackles. On July 27, 2011, the Chargers re-signed Barnes to a two-year contract.

In the 2011 season, he established himself as one of the top pass rushers on the Chargers team, starting 5 games, and notching 41 tackles, 11 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. His best career game came against his former team, the Baltimore Ravens, on a prime-time December 18 game in San Diego, where he garnered 4 sacks against quarterback Joe Flacco, his former teammate, along with 6 total tackles.

New York Jets

Barnes signed a two-year contract with the New York Jets on March 18, 2013.[5] Barnes was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2013, after suffering a season-ending knee injury.[6] After spending the first six weeks of 2014 on the physically unable to perform list, Barnes was activated on October 15, 2014.[7] He was released on December 1, 2014.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ravens rookie Barnes fined for big hit against Eagles". Carroll County (Maryland) Times. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ McPherson, Chris (September 4, 2010). "Eagles Trade For DE Barnes From Ravens". philadelphiaeagles.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ Cimini, Rich (March 18, 2013). "Jets sign Antwan Barnes". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ Fensom, Michael (October 9, 2013). "Antwan Barnes, Jets' linebacker, lost for season with knee injury". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ Consentino, Dom (October 15, 2014). "Jets activate LB Antwan Barnes from PUP, release S Josh Bush". NJ.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ Cimini, Rich (December 1, 2014). "Jets cut veteran LB Antwan Barnes, sign TE Chris Pantale". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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