Deion Deryl Barnes (born January 20, 1993) is a former American football outside linebacker and the current defensive line coach at Penn State University . 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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive line coach |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 20, 1993 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Penn State |
| Playing career | |
| 2011–2014 | Penn State |
| 2015 | New York Jets |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs* |
| 2019 | San Antonio Commanders |
| Position(s) | Outside linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2020-2022 | Penn State (GA/ADL) |
| 2023–present | Penn State (DL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Professional career
editNew York Jets
editBarnes 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
editOn 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
editIn 2018, Barnes joined the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football.[7][8] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[9]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Allen, Eric (August 28, 2016). "Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (October 19, 2016). "NFL Transactions: Wednesday 10/19". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Commanders 2018 mini-camp roster". 210 Football. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Shulman, Jason (January 16, 2019). "Three former Penn State Football players will continue their careers in the AAF". Daily Collegian. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.