Tavaris Barnes

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Tavaris Barnes
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Barnes with the DC Defenders in 2020
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-02) November 2, 1991 (age 30)
Jacksonville, Florida
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
Total tackles:5
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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[]

New Orleans Saints[]

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[]

On April 28, 2016, the Seattle Seahawks signed Barnes to their roster.[4] On August 9, he was waived.[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

On May 31, 2017, Barnes was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[7]

Washington Redskins[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Barnes signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on January 27, 2021.[17] He retired from football on June 28, 2021.[18]

Statistics[]

Source: NFL.com

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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[]

  1. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce 2015 rookie free agent class". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Kaye, Mike (September 5, 2015). "Source: First Coast High alum Barnes makes the Saints initial 53-man roster". Des Moines Register.
  3. ^ Woodbery, Evan (April 25, 2016). "New Orleans Saints waive DE Tavaris Barnes". NOLA.com.
  4. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2016). "Seahawks sign DL Tavaris Barnes before NFL draft". Seattle Times.
  5. ^ Lewis, Derek (August 9, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks sign DE Josh Shirley, release Tavaris Barnes". CBSSports.com.
  6. ^ Smith, Scott (May 31, 2017). "Buccaneers Sign Ends Bailey, Barnes". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "11/8: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "11/14: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "8/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  13. ^ Sigler, John (January 1, 2019). "Former Saints DB Damian Swann trying out with AAF". USA Today. Saints Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  14. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Stamps add defensive lineman". Stampeders.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "Stampeders transactions". Stampeders.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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