Terence Jariviz Barnes[1] (born June 14, 1990) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and has also played with the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Legends, and New York Guardians.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 32) Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 364 lb (165 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Enterprise (AL) | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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Barnes attended Enterprise High School. He was ranked as the 48th-best offensive tackle prospect nationally by Rivals.com and also was ranked by Rivals.com as the 18th-best prep prospect in the state of Alabama.[1]
Barnes was selected to the Sporting News 2009 ACC All-Freshman Team following his Freshman season.[1] He was a 2012 All-ACC Honorable Mention.[1] He was selected to participate in the 2012 Raycom Collegiate All-Star Game.[1]
On April 27, 2013, Barnes signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 30, 2013, he was released.[3]
On October 9, 2013, Barnes was signed by the New York Jets to join the practice squad.[4] The Jets waived Barnes on November 12, 2015.[5] On November 13, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad.
On December 1, 2015, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the Bills. On August 15, 2016, Barnes was released by the Bills.[6]
On August 17, 2016, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[7]
On October 20, Barnes was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2016.[9] He was released by the Chiefs on June 9, 2017.[10]
In September 2018, Barnes signed with Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[11]
After the AAF suspended football operations, Barnes signed with the Carolina Panthers on April 8, 2019.[12] He was waived on June 11, 2019.
Barnes was drafted in the 4th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the New York Guardians.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]