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Sam Barrington
American football player (born 1990)
Samuel Kofi Barrington (born October 5, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at South Florida, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Barrington has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, and Buffalo Bills.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | (1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 33) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Parker | ||||
| College: | South Florida | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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Barrington attended Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he started all four years and played on both sides of the ball. He logged 1,188 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns on 108 carries as a senior, and also added more than 109 tackles, five sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six pass break-ups while playing multiple linebacker positions. He recorded 104 tackles, including 74 solo stops, three sacks and three forced fumbles during his junior season.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
246 lb (112 kg) |
32+1⁄4 | 10+1⁄4 | 4.91 s | 1.71 s | 2.85 s | 4.25 s | 7.16 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 22 reps | 23[1] |
| All values are from NFL Combine, except short shuttle and cone drill from Pro Day[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Barrington was selected in the seventh round (232nd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL Draft.[4] On May 10, 2013, he signed a contract with the Packers.[5] Barrington was placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2013.[6]
He suffered a foot injury against the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the 2015 season.[7] Barrington was placed on injured reserve two days later.[8] He was the Packers' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2015.[9]
On September 3, 2016, Barrington was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[10]
Kansas City Chiefs
On September 4, 2016, Barrington was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs.[11] He was released by the Chiefs on November 1, 2016.[12]
New Orleans Saints
On November 9, 2016, Barrington was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[13]
Buffalo Bills
On July 25, 2017, Barrington signed with the Buffalo Bills.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017, and then reached an injury settlement with the team the next day and was released.[15]
Statistics
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | GB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | GB | 14 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | GB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barrington is a cousin of former Packers nose tackle Letroy Guion.[16]
- "2013 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sam Barrington". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- "Sam Barrington - South Florida, ILB : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents". Packers.com. May 10, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- "Sherrod activated; Finley, Barrington to I.R." Packers.com. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- Demovsky, Rob (September 15, 2015). "Packers LB Sam Barrington goes on IR after injuring foot Sunday". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Packers announce transaction". Packers.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Sam Barrington nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year". Packers.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- "Chiefs announce additional roster moves". Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- Paylor, Terez (November 1, 2016). "Chiefs release Sam Barrington, Sio Moore". KansasCity.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
- Brown, Chris (July 25, 2017). "Bills sign Bacarri Rambo, LB Barrington, OL Barton". BuffaloBills.com.
- Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- "Green Bay Packers: Sam Barrington". Packers.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.