Pat Barnes (born February 23, 1975) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL), XFL, and

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(CFL).. He played

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for the California Golden Bears. Barnes was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft. He played professionally from 1997 to 2003.

College career

Barnes played at the

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, where he started a couple of games as a freshman and emerged as a budding star through his college career. Barnes played for Steve Mariucci at Cal, where he threw 420 passes during the 1996 season, and learned Mariucci's version of the West Coast offense. Barnes gained the reputation as a QB who spread the ball out to all his receivers, and threw very well on the run. He set a Pac-10 record for touchdowns in 1996, and had a 31-8 touchdown to interception ratio. Barnes finished the year as a second-team Pac-10 selection behind Jake Plummer.

Professional career

Barnes was chosen in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft by the

. He participated in seven NFL seasons for seven teams. Though he never threw a pass in the NFL, Barnes played very well in his five seasons playing outside the NFL, throwing 30

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passes in his two seasons with the Frankfurt Galaxy. After four seasons out of the league, he signed with the

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on February 10, 2003. He was released on June 6. His football career ended when the

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of the CFL released him on December 9, 2003, at his request and subsequent retirement from the game.

College statistics

*1995: 197/362 for 2,685 yards with 17 TD vs 11 INT. *1996: 250/420 for 3,499 yards with 31 TD vs 8 INT.

References

External links

Pat Barnes profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Pat 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois American football quarterbacks California Golden Bears football players Kansas City Chiefs players Oakland Raiders players San Francisco 49ers players Frankfurt Galaxy players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players San Francisco Demons players Canadian football quarterbacks Trabuco Hills High School alumni Players of American football from Mission Viejo, California American expatriate sportspeople in Germany