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American football player (born 1969)
American football player
Reginald Keith Barnes
(born October 23, 1969) is a former
American football
linebacker
in the
National Football League
(NFL) for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
and
Dallas Cowboys
. He played
college football
at the
University of Oklahoma
.
Early life
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Barnes attended
South Grand Prairie High School
. He accepted a football scholarship from the
University of Oklahoma
. As a freshman, he was a reserve
linebacker
and tallied 33 tackles. As a sophomore, he was switched from
outside linebacker
to
defensive end
, registering 43 tackles.
As a junior, he became a full-time starter at
defensive end
, recording 73 tackles and 9 sacks. As a senior, he started in 9 games, posting 46 tackles and 7 sacks.
Professional career
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Barnes was signed as an
undrafted free agent
by the
Pittsburgh Steelers
after the
1993 NFL draft
. As a rookie, he was a reserve
outside linebacker
and finished second on the team with 13
special teams
tackles. He also had 12 defensive tackles, one quarterback pressure and 2 passes defensed. He had 4 tackles in the eighth game against the
Cleveland Browns
after replacing an injured
Jerry Olsavsky
. He filled in at
middle linebacker
in place of an injured
Greg Lloyd
during the fifteenth game against the
Seattle Seahawks
and in the playoffs. He was waived on August 28, 1994.
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On February 13, 1995, he signed as a
free agent
with the
Dallas Cowboys
.
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He was a reserve player, registering 4 defensive tackles and 7
special teams
tackles. He appeared in 7 games and was released on October 19, 1995.
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The team would go on to win
Super Bowl XXX
.
On January 3, 1996, he was signed as a
free agent
by the
Green Bay Packers
. He was released on July 15, 1996.
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