T. J. Barnes

Terence Jariviz Barnes[1] (born June 14, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and has also played with the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Legends, and New York Guardians.

T.J. Barnes
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990
Montgomery, Alabama
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:364 lb (165 kg)
Career information
High school:Enterprise (AL)
College:Georgia Tech
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:6
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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

Barnes 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.[6]

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.[7]

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 20, Barnes was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2016.[9] He was released by the Chiefs on June 9, 2017.[10]

Atlanta Legends

In September 2018, Barnes signed with Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[11]

Carolina Panthers

After the AAF suspended football operations, Barnes signed with the Carolina Panthers on April 8, 2019.[12] He was waived on June 11, 2019.

New York Guardians

Barnes was drafted in the 4th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the New York Guardians.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Georgia Tech Profile". ramblinwreck.com.
  2. "Jaguars agree to terms with 23 Rookie Free Agents". jaguars.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  3. "Jaguars release Kafka, Scott". jaguars.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. "Jets sign T.J. Barnes, a mammoth defensive tackle, to practice squad". nj.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. "Jets promote Ronald Martin from practice squad, waive T.J. Barnes". nj.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  6. "T. J. Barnes Transactions". FoxSports.com.
  7. Oehser, John (September 3, 2016). "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  8. Bouda, Nate (October 20, 2016). "Chiefs Sign DT T.J. Barnes & DB Tyler Patmon To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. "Chiefs Promote DL T.J. Barnes To Active Roster". NFLTradeRumors.com.
  10. Thorman, Joel (June 9, 2017). "Chiefs cut two players, sign two players". ArrowheadPride.com.
  11. Boutwell, Josh (October 3, 2018). "Former Wildcat signs with the AAF". Southeast Sun Online Edition. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. Strickland, Bryan (April 8, 2019). "Panthers sign five players to their 90-man roster". Panthers.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  13. "DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  14. 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.
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