Chris Barker (American football)

Chris Barker
No. 64 New England Patriots
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990
Place of birth: Covina, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
College: Nevada
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 5
Games Started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Chris Barker (born August 3, 1990) is an American football offensive guard for the New England Patriots in the NFL. He played college football at Nevada. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

On May 3, 2013, He signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.[1] On August 31, 2013, He was released.[2]

New England Patriots

On September 1, 2013, Barker was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[3] On September 1, 2014, Barker was waived by the New England Patriots.[4] On September 3, 2014, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On October 16, 2014, Barker was elevated to the active roster. On October 28, he was waived by the Patriots. On October 30, 2014, Barker is once again on the Patriots' practice squad.[5] Barker won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots after they defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 28-24.

On February 5, 2015, Barker was signed by the Patriots. On September 1, 2015, Barker was released by the Patriots.[6] He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 7,[7] but was released two days later. On September 19, 2015, Barker was re-signed to the practice squad. On September 30, 2015, he was released again. He was re-signed to the Patriots' practice again on October 9, 2015.[8] On November 14, 2015, Barker was elevated to the active roster.[9] On November 17, 2015, he was waived by the Patriots. On November 19, 2015, Barker was re-signed to the Patriots' practice squad.[10] On January 26, 2016, Barker signed a futures contract with the New England Patriots.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Dolphins Sign 19 Undrafted College Free Agents". miamidolphins.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dolphins Trim Roster To 53 Players". miamidolphins.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Source: Pats claim OL Chris Barker". espn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Source: Patriots awarded safety Don Jones on waivers from Miami". pft.com.
  5. ↑ "Patriots re-sign OL Chris Barker to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Patriots trade for WR Jalen Saunders; Announce additional roster moves". Patriots.com. September 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Patriots sign 10 players to the practice squad". Patriots.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Patriots sign OL Chris Barker to the practice squad; Release OL Sean Hickey from the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 9, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Patriots sign OL Chris Barker to 53-man roster; Sign DB Dewey McDonald to practice squad". New England Patriots. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  10. ↑ "Patriots sign OL Chris Barker to practice squad; Release OL Blaine Clausell from practice squad". New England Patriots. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  11. ↑ "Patriots sign seven practice squad players to future/reserve contracts - Boston". Boston. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

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