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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | October 5, 1990||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Parker | ||||
College: | South Florida | ||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232 | ||||
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Samuel Kofi Barrington (born October 5, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at South Florida, and was drafted 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.
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.
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Barrington's NFL Combine workout |
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] |
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]
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]
On November 9, 2016, Barrington was signed by the New Orleans Saints. [13]
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]
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]
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