Sam Barrington
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Distinguish|Samuel Barrington}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sam Barrington
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 58, 94, 97
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|5}}
| 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
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| status =
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big East (2012)
| statweek =
| statseason =
| 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
{{external media
| video1 = [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap2000000152007/2013-combine-workout-sam-barrington Barrington's NFL Combine workout]
}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1
| weight = 246
| dash = 4.91
| ten split = 1.71
| twenty split = 2.85
| shuttle = 4.25
| cone drill = 7.16
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 9
| bench = 22
| arm span = {{fraction|32|1|4}}
| hand span = {{fraction|10|1|4}}
| note = All values are from NFL Combine, except short shuttle and cone drill from Pro Day{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/sam-barrington?id=2540280|title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sam Barrington|work=NFL.com|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90672&draftyear=2013&genpos=ilb|title=Sam Barrington - South Florida, ILB : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|work=NFLDraftScout.com|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
}}
=Green Bay Packers=
Barrington was selected in the seventh round (232nd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On May 10, 2013, he signed a contract with the Packers.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packers-sign-nine-draft-choices-nine-undrafted-free-agents/f4309bf1-b665-4867-9469-57622511f123|title=Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents|work=Packers.com|date=May 10, 2013|accessdate=August 23, 2016|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}} Barrington was placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/sherrod-activated-finley-barrington-to-ir/851d3295-e7fe-4c7b-bbb7-e27e85d0f3bd|title=Sherrod activated; Finley, Barrington to I.R.|work=Packers.com|date=November 5, 2013|accessdate=November 2, 2016}}
He suffered a foot injury against the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the 2015 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13665201/green-bay-packers-lose-sam-barrington-foot-injury|title=Packers LB Sam Barrington goes on IR after injuring foot Sunday|last=Demovsky|first=Rob|work=ESPN.com|date=September 15, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2016}} Barrington was placed on injured reserve two days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-announce-transaction/c7f82e49-fe85-4144-b13b-1f62f54bf067|title=Packers announce transaction|work=Packers.com|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=September 9, 2016}} He was the Packers' nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/sam-barrington-nominated-for-walter-payton-nfl-man-of-the-year/f6a77a67-28bf-4623-bd73-1072ef28cfd1|title=Sam Barrington nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year|work=Packers.com|date=December 2, 2015|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
On September 3, 2016, Barrington was released by the Packers during final team cuts.{{cite web|url=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|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2018|title=Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan|work=Packers.com|date=September 3, 2016|accessdate=November 2, 2016}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
On September 4, 2016, Barrington was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web|url=http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/chiefs-announce-additional-roster-moves/c8725899-0072-426f-b271-3f07240af7a3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126161600/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/chiefs-announce-additional-roster-moves/c8725899-0072-426f-b271-3f07240af7a3|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2017|title=Chiefs announce additional roster moves|work=Chiefs.com|date=September 4, 2016|accessdate=September 9, 2016}} He was released by the Chiefs on November 1, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article111952392.html|title=Chiefs release Sam Barrington, Sio Moore|last=Paylor|first=Terez|work=KansasCity.com|date=November 1, 2016|accessdate=November 2, 2016}}
=New Orleans Saints=
On November 9, 2016, Barrington was signed by the New Orleans Saints.{{cite web|title=New Orleans Saints announce roster moves|url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Orleans-Saints-announce-roster-moves/aed0b69c-1d61-43cf-9de0-0bd32e2cc78c|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2017|date=November 9, 2016|website=NewOrleansSaints.com}}
=Buffalo Bills=
On July 25, 2017, Barrington signed with the Buffalo Bills.{{cite web|title=Bills sign Bacarri Rambo, LB Barrington, OL Barton|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-Bacarri-Rambo-LB-Barrington-OL-Barton/fb10a3c1-03e5-486d-8510-06a53d61c932|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=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|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-move-30-off-the-roster-to-reach-53/ad4c9c3a-e0f8-425a-b9fb-5be1060cbf88|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2018|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 2, 2017}}
=Statistics=
Source: [http://www.nfl.com/player/sambarrington/2540280/profile NFL.com]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Year | rowspan=2|Team | rowspan=2|G | rowspan=2|GS | colspan=5 |Tackles | colspan=6 |Interceptions | colspan=2 |Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR |
| colspan=17|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 | |||||||||||
| colspan=2| Total || 24 || 8 || 56 || 43 || 13 || 1.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan=17|Postseason | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | GB
| 2 || 2 || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan=2| Total || 2 || 2 || 14 || 6 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
Personal life
Barrington is a cousin of former Packers nose tackle Letroy Guion.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/team/roster/sam-barrington/e6b4f4b5-f5da-4702-8f37-06dd32841086|title=Green Bay Packers: Sam Barrington|work=Packers.com|accessdate=September 9, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909135213/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/sam-barrington/e6b4f4b5-f5da-4702-8f37-06dd32841086|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160908080351/http://www.chiefs.com/team/roster/sam-barrington/3e7c07dc-3cba-4383-9a96-48bad35de2f2/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [http://www.packers.com/team/roster/sam-barrington/e6b4f4b5-f5da-4702-8f37-06dd32841086 Green Bay Packers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822121808/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Sam-Barrington/e6b4f4b5-f5da-4702-8f37-06dd32841086 |date=August 22, 2013 }}
- [http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?atclid=3662085 South Florida Bulls bio]
{{Green Bay Packers 2013 NFL draft picks}}
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Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Orlando, Florida
Category:Terry Parker High School alumni
Category:American football linebackers
Category:South Florida Bulls football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players