T. J. Barnes
| No. 77 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 14, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 350 lb (159 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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Terence Jariviz Barnes[1] (born June 14, 1990) is an American football nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech. He signed with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and has also played with the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills.
Early years
Barnes attended Enterprise High School. He was ranked as the 48th-best offensive tackle prospect nationally by Rivals.com and also was ranked by Rivals.com as the 18th-best prep prospect in the state of Alabama.[1]
College career
He was selected to the Sporting News 2009 ACC All-Freshman Team following his Freshman season.[1] He was a 2012 All-ACC Honorable Mention.[1] He was selected to participate in the 2012 Raycom Collegiate All-Star Game.[1]
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
On April 27, 2013, Barnes signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 30, 2013, He was released.[3]
New York Jets
On October 9, 2013, Barnes was signed by the New York Jets to join the practice squad.[4] The Jets waived Barnes on November 12, 2015.[5] On November 13, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad.
Buffalo Bills
On December 1, 2015, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the Bills. On August 15, 2016, Barnes was released by the Bills.
Second stint with the Jaguars
On August 17, 2016, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[6]
Kansas City Chiefs
On October 20, Barnes was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2016.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Georgia Tech Profile". ramblinwreck.com.
- ↑ "Jaguars agree to terms with 23 Rookie Free Agents". jaguars.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Jaguars release Kafka, Scott". jaguars.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Jets sign T.J. Barnes, a mammoth defensive tackle, to practice squad". nj.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Jets promote Ronald Martin from practice squad, waive T.J. Barnes". nj.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ↑ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ Bouda, Nate (October 20, 2016). "Chiefs Sign DT T.J. Barnes & DB Tyler Patmon To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Chiefs Promote DL T.J. Barnes To Active Roster". NFLTradeRumors.com.