Rashad Barksdale
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Hudson, New York, U.S. | May 11, 1984||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hudson | ||||||||||
College: | Albany | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||||||||||
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Rashad Emmanuel Unique Barksdale (born May 11, 1984) is an American former football cornerback who played primarily in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Albany Great Danes and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft.
Barksdale was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Giants, the New York Jets and the Arizona Cardinals, and also played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
At Albany, he led the
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Barksdale was drafted by the
Kansas City Chiefs
The next day, Barksdale signed a contract to play for the
Barksdale made his NFL regular season debut on October 7, 2007, making him the first UAlbany player to appear in an NFL regular season game when he took the field on
with 6:08 remaining.Barksdale was released by the Chiefs during final cuts on August 30, 2008.
New York Giants
Barksdale was signed to the
New York Jets
Barksdale was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on June 25, 2009. He was waived on September 5, 2009.
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals signed Barksdale to their practice squad on September 8. He was re-signed to a future contract on January 18, 2010.
Barksdale was waived on August 6, 2010.
Calgary Stampeders
In March 2011 Barksdale was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.[2]
Kansas City Command
In 2011, Barksdale signed to play with the Kansas City Command in the Arena Football League
Tampa Bay Storm
Barksdale was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013. On September 17, 2013, Barksdale was replaced on retirement by the Storm.
Cleveland Gladiators
Barksdale came out of retirement in July 2014 to help the Cleveland Gladiators in their ArenaBowl attempt.
References
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Cameron, Allen (March 10, 2011). "NFL DB lands in Stamp camp". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2011.