Chris Barclay

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Chris Barclay
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New Orleans SaintsNo. 24
Running back
Date of birth: October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15) (age 24)
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky
Height:ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
National Football League debut
2007 for the Tennessee Titans
Career history
College: Wake Forest
Undrafted in 2006
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x All-ACC (2003-2005)
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2005)
  • Wake Forest all-time leading rusher
Stats at NFL.com

Chris Barclay (born October 15, 1983 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Wake Forest.

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[edit] Professional career

[edit] Cleveland Browns

Barclay was originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest.[1] However, Barclay was waived by the team at the end of training camp.[1] Barclay was then signed to the Browns' practice squad[1] and subsequently to the team's active roster.[1]

Following the 2006 season, Barclay was allocated to NFL Europa where he became the starting running back for the Berlin Thunder.[1] He was the Week 4 Special Teams player of the week after returning 5 kicks for 180 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown.

In his first action with the Browns during the 2007 preseason, he returned a kick-off 88 yards for the game-winning touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. He began the regular season on the team's practice squad, where he spent the first 11 weeks of the season.

[edit] Tennessee Titans

On November 22, 2007, Barclay was signed off the Cleveland Browns practice squad onto the active roster of the Tennessee Titans to replace Chris Henry, who had been suspended.

[edit] New Orleans Saints

On December 24, 2007, Barclay was claimed by the New Orleans Saints off waivers from the Tennessee Titans.[2]

[edit] External links

New Orleans Saints Barclay Bio New Orleans Saints

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cleveland Browns – Players – Chris Barclay. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  2. ^ http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/Roster/People/Chris%20Barclay.aspx