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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Hudson, New York, U.S. | May 11, 1984||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hudson | ||||||||||
College: | Albany | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||||||||||
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Rashad Emmanuel Unique Barksdale (born May 11, 1984) is an American former football cornerback who played primarily in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Albany Great Danes and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft.
Barksdale was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Giants, the New York Jets and the Arizona Cardinals, and also played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
At Albany, he led the Great Danes in interceptions and punt returns in 2006.
Barksdale was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (201st overall) of the 2007 NFL draft. [1] He is the second player in Albany history to be drafted into the NFL. He was released by the Eagles on September 1, 2007 during the preseason.
The next day, Barksdale signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Chiefs, which made Barksdale the first player in the history of the SUNY Albany to make an NFL 53-man roster.
Barksdale made his NFL regular season debut on October 7, 2007, making him the first UAlbany player to appear in an NFL regular season game when he took the field on special teams for the opening kickoff. He also played on the punt cover and punt return units and made a fourth-quarter tackle with 6:08 remaining.
Barksdale was released by the Chiefs during final cuts on August 30, 2008.
Barksdale was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants on September 1, 2008. He was promoted to the active roster on December 30 when cornerback Sam Madison was placed on injured reserve. He was waived on June 20, 2009.
Barksdale was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on June 25, 2009. He was waived on September 5, 2009.
The Arizona Cardinals signed Barksdale to their practice squad on September 8. He was re-signed to a future contract on January 18, 2010.
Barksdale was waived on August 6, 2010.
In March 2011 Barksdale was signed by the Calgary Stampeders. [2]
In 2011, Barksdale signed to play with the Kansas City Command in the Arena Football League
Barksdale was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013. On September 17, 2013, Barksdale was replaced on retirement by the Storm.
Barksdale came out of retirement in July 2014 to help the Cleveland Gladiators in their ArenaBowl attempt.
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