Eric Barton

Eric Barton
No. 50
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	September 29, 1977 (age 46); Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College:	Maryland
NFL draft:	1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (1999–2003); New York Jets (2004–2008); Cleveland Browns (2009–2010);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Eric Barton (born September 29, 1977) is a former

1999 NFL Draft. He played for the Raiders from 1999 to 2003, the New York Jets from 2004 to 2008, and the Cleveland Browns

from 2009 to 2010.

Early years

Barton went to

All-American honors from the National Recruiting Advisor and an All-Atlantic Coast recognition from Blue Chip Illustrated Magazine and was rated 10th-best football player in Virginia by Super Prep

Magazine as a senior.

College career

Barton attended the

sophomore, junior and senior at Maryland, which helped land him fourth on the career tackles list. He also led the ACC

in solo tackles as junior and senior. He was an All-ACC first-team selection as senior and led conference in total tackles (159) and average tackles per game (14.5).

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Barton was selected by the

1999 NFL Draft.^[1]

He saw action in all of his 16 games in the 1999 NFL season, making three starts and finishing with 29 tackles and two sacks. He recorded a sack in the first play of his first NFL start and finished with, a team-high, eight tackles in Week 15 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started and tallied 13 tackles at LB in Super Bowl XXXVII in a loss to the Buccaneers. He led the team for the ninth time on the season with a nine-tackle performance vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in the season finale.

New York Jets

Barton signed with the

Washington Redskins. To that point, he played in 120 career regular season games with 85 starts. He had recorded 680 tackles, 18.5 sacks, four INTs, 18 passes deflected, six forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries in his career. Barton had also posted four seasons with 100 or more total tackles.^[2]

Cleveland Browns

Barton signed with the

1999 NFL Draft

. On February 9, 2011, Barton was released by the Browns.

Personal life

Barton was adopted and met his brother, Aaron Curry, a former NFL linebacker, and his birth mother, Chris Curry, for the first time on October 30, 2010.^[3]

References

^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Eric Barton #50 LB Maryland Profile Archived March 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Brownie Bloodlines: Eric Barton Meets Long-Lost Brother, Seahawks LB Aaron Curry, for the First Time". www.clevelandfrowns.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010.

External links

Eric Barton on
Twitter

Cleveland Browns bio
New York Jets bio

[1] "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[2] Eric Barton #50 LB Maryland Profile Archived March 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Brownie Bloodlines: Eric Barton Meets Long-Lost Brother, Seahawks LB Aaron Curry, for the First Time". www.clevelandfrowns.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010.

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