Tavaris Barnes
.jpg) Barnes with the DC Defenders in 2020 | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | November 2, 1991 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | First Coast (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Tavaris Barnes Sr. (born November 2, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Clemson, and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
Professional career
[edit]New Orleans Saints
[edit]On May 2, 2015, Barnes signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[1] On September 5, Barnes made the New Orleans Saints 53-man roster.[2] On April 25, 2016, he was waived.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]On April 28, 2016, the Seattle Seahawks signed Barnes to their roster.[4] On August 9, he was waived.[5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On May 31, 2017, Barnes was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[7]
Washington Redskins
[edit]On November 8, 2017, Barnes was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[8] He was released on November 14, 2017.[9] He was re-signed on December 19, 2017.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on January 1, 2018, but was waived on August 7, 2018.[11][12]
Atlanta Legends
[edit]In late 2018, Barnes joined the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[14]
DC Defenders
[edit]Barnes was drafted by the DC Defenders in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[15] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[16]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]Barnes signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on January 27, 2021.[17] He retired from football on June 28, 2021.[18]
Statistics
[edit]Source: NFL.com
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | NO | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce 2015 rookie free agent class". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
- ^ Kaye, Mike (September 5, 2015). "Source: First Coast High alum Barnes makes the Saints initial 53-man roster". Des Moines Register.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2016). "New Orleans Saints waive DE Tavaris Barnes". NOLA.com.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks sign DL Tavaris Barnes before NFL draft". Seattle Times.
- ^ Lewis, Derek (August 9, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks sign DE Josh Shirley, release Tavaris Barnes". CBSSports.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 31, 2017). "Buccaneers Sign Ends Bailey, Barnes". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ "11/8: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
- ^ "11/14: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (December 19, 2017). "Redskins Place Montae Nicholson On Injured Reserve, Sign Fish Smithson". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
- ^ "8/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Sigler, John (January 1, 2019). "Former Saints DB Damian Swann trying out with AAF". USA Today. Saints Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Stamps add defensive lineman". Stampeders.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Stampeders transactions". Stampeders.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.