Sam Barrington Explained
| Sam Barrington |
| Number: | 58, 94, 97 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 246 |
| High School: | Jacksonville (FL) Parker |
| College: | South Florida |
| Draftyear: | 2013 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 232 |
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| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 58 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 1.0 |
| Pfr: | BarrSa00 |
Samuel Kofi Barrington (born October 5, 1990) is an American former professional 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.
Early life
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.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Barrington was selected in the seventh round (232nd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL draft.[1] On May 10, 2013, he signed a contract with the Packers.[2] Barrington was placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2013.[3]
He suffered a foot injury against the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the 2015 season.[4] Barrington was placed on injured reserve two days later.[5] He was the Packers' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2015.[6]
On September 3, 2016, Barrington was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[7]
Kansas City Chiefs
On September 4, 2016, Barrington was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs.[8] He was released by the Chiefs on November 1, 2016.[9]
New Orleans Saints
On November 9, 2016, Barrington was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[10]
Buffalo Bills
On July 25, 2017, Barrington signed with the Buffalo Bills.[11] 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.[12]
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 |
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| Regular season |
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| GB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| GB | 14 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 24 | 8 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Postseason |
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| GB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Personal life
Barrington is a cousin of former Packers nose tackle Letroy Guion.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2013 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-15 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents. Packers.com. May 10, 2013. August 23, 2016. May 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504092705/https://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-sign-nine-draft-choices-nine-undrafted-free-agents/f4309bf1-b665-4867-9469-57622511f123. dead.
- Web site: Sherrod activated; Finley, Barrington to I.R.. Packers.com. November 5, 2013. November 2, 2016.
- Web site: Packers LB Sam Barrington goes on IR after injuring foot Sunday. Demovsky. Rob. ESPN.com. September 15, 2015. September 9, 2016.
- Web site: Packers announce transaction. Packers.com. September 15, 2015. September 9, 2016.
- Web site: Sam Barrington nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Packers.com. December 2, 2015. August 10, 2016.
- Web site: Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402184923/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3. dead. April 2, 2018. Packers.com. September 3, 2016. November 2, 2016.
- Web site: Chiefs announce additional roster moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20171126161600/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/chiefs-announce-additional-roster-moves/c8725899-0072-426f-b271-3f07240af7a3. dead. November 26, 2017. Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. September 9, 2016.
- Web site: Chiefs release Sam Barrington, Sio Moore. Paylor. Terez. KansasCity.com. November 1, 2016. November 2, 2016.
- Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807113259/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Orleans-Saints-announce-roster-moves/aed0b69c-1d61-43cf-9de0-0bd32e2cc78c. dead. August 7, 2017. November 9, 2016. NewOrleansSaints.com.
- Web site: Bills sign Bacarri Rambo, LB Barrington, OL Barton. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. July 25, 2017. July 26, 2017. August 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821175851/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-Bacarri-Rambo-LB-Barrington-OL-Barton/fb10a3c1-03e5-486d-8510-06a53d61c932. dead.
- Web site: Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410122657/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-move-30-off-the-roster-to-reach-53/ad4c9c3a-e0f8-425a-b9fb-5be1060cbf88. dead. April 10, 2018. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. September 2, 2017.
- Web site: Green Bay Packers: Sam Barrington. Packers.com. September 9, 2016. September 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160909135213/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/sam-barrington/e6b4f4b5-f5da-4702-8f37-06dd32841086. dead.
