Deion Barnes

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Deion Barnes
Current position
TitleDefensive ends/outside linebackers coach
Team South Carolina
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1993-01-20) January 20, 1993 (age 32)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater Penn State
Playing career
2011–2014 Penn State
2015–2016 New York Jets*
2016 Kansas City Chiefs*
2019 San Antonio Commanders
Position Outside linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2020–2022 Penn State (GA)
2023–2025Penn State (DL)
2026–present South Carolina (DE/OLB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Deion Deryl Barnes (born January 20, 1993) is an American former football outside linebacker and the current defensive line coach at the University of South Carolina . He played high school football at Northeast High School and college football at Penn State, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2012. [1] [2] [3] Barnes was a member of the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs and was with the San Antonio Commanders during the short-lived Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019.

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Professional career

New York Jets

Barnes was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets on May 8, 2015. [4] On August 28, 2016, Barnes was waived by the Jets. [5]

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 19, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Barnes to their practice squad. [6] He was released by the Chiefs on October 26, 2016.

San Antonio Commanders

In 2018, Barnes joined the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. [7] [8] The league ceased operations in April 2019. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Flounders, Bob (September 19, 2014). "Six for Saturday: Deion Barnes' resurgence, DaeSean Hamilton's end zone quest, more". The Patriot News . Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Stuetz, John (October 17, 2013). "Deion Barnes "humbled" by being left out of Penn State's starting lineup Saturday". The Daily Collegian . University Park, PA . Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Snyder, Audrey (October 14, 2013). "An honest evaluation: Penn State defensive end Deion Barnes sizes up his production this season". The Patriot News. Harrisburg, PA. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Lange, Randy (May 8, 2015). "Undrafted Free Agents Signed to Jets Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Allen, Eric (August 28, 2016). "Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bouda, Nate (October 19, 2016). "NFL Transactions: Wednesday 10/19". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Commanders 2018 mini-camp roster". 210 Football. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Shulman, Jason (January 16, 2019). "Three former Penn State Football players will continue their careers in the AAF". Daily Collegian . Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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