Tim Barnes (American Football)
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Tim Barnes (born May 14, 1988) is a former
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. He played
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.


Early life

He attended Pettis County Northwest High school in Hughesville, Missouri where he earned numerous All-State, All-Conference and All-District honors.


College career

He played
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. He was selected to the 2007 2nd-Team Academic All-Big 12. He was named 2009 Team Underclassmen Leadership Award. He was a key part of the
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offense that was ranked eighth nationally in total offense (averaging 484.14 yards per game), sixth in the NCAA in scoring offense (42.21 ppg), and fourth in the nation in passing offense (330.36 ypg). The
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offensive line was ranked 16th nationally in fewest quarterback sacks allowed (1.21 per game).


Professional career


Pre-draft

Barnes was projected to be a seventh round selection in the
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or high priority undrafted free agent by many analysts. He was ranked the seventh best center out of the 49 centers available by NFLDraftScout.com. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine but did participate at Missouri's Pro Day.


Baltimore Ravens

On July 26, 2011, he signed with the
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as an undrafted free agent. On September 3, 2011, he was released.


St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

On September 13, 2011, Barnes signed with the
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to join the practice squad. On January 2, 2012, he re-signed with the team. On August 31, 2012, he was released. On September 2, 2012, he was signed to the practice squad. On September 14, 2012, he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad. During his first season with the Rams, he was the third center on their depth chart behind Scott Wells and
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. On September 16, 2012, he made his professional debut in a 31-28 victory over the
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. He played in 12 games during his first season with the Rams. On March 9, 2013, the Rams re-signed him to a one-year, $480,000 contract. Barnes started the 2013 season as the St. Louis Rams backup center to Scott Wells and ahead of rookie
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. On December 8, 2013, he made his first career start, in place of an injured Wells, during a 30-10 win over the
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. He started the last four games. The St. Louis Rams re-signed Barnes on March 5, 2014, to a one-year, $570,000 contract. He returned in 2014 as the backup center to Wells. He appeared in 14 games during the season. On March 30, 2015, the St. Louis Rams signed Barnes to a one-year, $710,017 contract with $50,017 guaranteed. Throughout OTA's and training camp, he competed with Barrett Jones and
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for the starting center position. After winning the job, he started the season opener and all 16 regular season games. On March 9, 2016, Barnes re-signed with the Rams on a two-year, $5.60 million contract with $3.25 million guaranteed. He was named the starting center to start the season. On March 9, 2017, Barnes was released by the Rams.


San Francisco 49ers

On May 2, 2017, Barnes was signed by the
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. He was released on September 1, 2017. He was re-signed on November 29, 2017.


References


External links


Missouri Tigers bio

Los Angeles Rams bio
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