Troy Barnett

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Troy Barnett
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Position: Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1971-05-24) May 24, 1971 (age 53)
Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
College: North Carolina
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:34
Games started:15
Total tackles:72
Sacks:3
Player stats at PFR

Troy Anthony Barnett (born May 24, 1971) is a former American football defensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football at the University of North Carolina.

Barnett was initially signed by the Patriots as a free agent in April 1994 when he was working at McDonald's. [2] [3] In a game against the Chicago Bears in October 1994, Barnett blocked a field goal attempt to help secure the Patriots 6–3 victory in what teammate Mike Pitts called "probably the biggest play of the season right there." [4]

After starting 15 games for the Patriots in 1995, Barnett was waived before the start of the 1996 season. [5] [1] He was resigned by the Patriots in November but he only played 1 game for the Patriots in 1996 before being waived again. [1] [5] [6] He was then signed by the Redskins and played 3 games for the Redskins. [1] [7] [8]

Barnett was signed during the 1997 offseason but was waived before the regular season began. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Troy Barnett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Price, Terry (September 24, 1994). "Pats find a Mc-pass rusher". Portland Press Herald. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Holley, Michael (August 30, 1995). "Out of the frying pan..." The Boston Globe. p. 74. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Price, Terry (October 25, 1994). "The other Barnett blocks Bears". Hartford Courant. p. B6. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "The NFL". Orlando Sentinel. November 21, 1996. p. C-5. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Cafardo, Nick (November 30, 1996). "Eaton has been dyeing to play". The Boston Globe. p. G2. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Redskins' Turner fires back at TV's Bradshaw". El Paso Times. November 30, 1996. p. 5F. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Redskins Report". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1996. p. 9c. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Mullin, John (August 7, 1997). "Zorich, Miniefield face surgery to repair injuries". The Daily Herald. p. 2/2. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Roll Call". The Courrier-Journal. August 19, 1997. p. E4. Retrieved 2023-03-29– via newspapers.com.


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