Alex Barron (American football)

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Alex Barron

Dallas Cowboys
Career information
College:	Florida State
NFL draft:	2005 / round: 1 / pick: 19
Career history
St. Louis Rams (2005–2009) Dallas Cowboys (2010-present)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008
Games played: 60 Games started: 58

Alex Benjamin Barron (born September 28, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American football offensive tackle currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was selected with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Florida State University by the St. Louis Rams.

Early years

Barron attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was a two-sport star in football and basketball. In football, he was named an All-American by both PrepStar and Football News, ranked the Number 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar, named to the All-South team by the Orlando Sentinel, and selected as Jeff Whittaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year.

College career

Barron attended Florida State University and was a football star. As a senior, Barron was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, and won consensus All-America first-team honors. He graduated with a social science degree.

Professional career

Pre-draft measureables

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press	Wonderlic
6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	4.87 s	4.57 s	7.83 s	35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m)	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)	21 reps	19
40, 20-yard shuttle, and bench from Florida State Pro Day, all others from NFL Combine.

St. Louis Rams

Barron was the nineteenth pick overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2005 NFL Draft. On August 14, 2005, Barron signed a five-year, $9.2 million contract with the Rams with escalators that could take the value to over $11 million.. The contract featured $5.5 million in guaranteed money, not including the signing bonus of $1 million. He started for the Rams since his rookie season. During his five years with the Rams, Barron was the most penalized player in the NFL next to tackle Flozell Adams. In a 35-0 lost to the San Fransisco 49ers, Barron's poor play resulted him being benched by the Rams staff. Barron is notorious for his false start and holding penalties. In 2009, Barron led the league with 7 holding penalties.

Dallas Cowboys

Barron was traded from the St. Louis Rams to the Dallas Cowboys for linebacker Bobby Carpenter on May 10, 2010.

Barron was called for holding on the final play of the Cowboys' game against the rival Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on September 12, 2010. Barron wrapped his right arm around the neck of Redskins outside linebacker Brian Orakpo, drawing the flag from referee Tony Corrente. The holding call negated a touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Roy Williams which would have tied the game, and Dallas could have won with a successful conversion. Since the penalty occurred as time expired, the Cowboys were not entitled to have the down replayed. Earlier in that game, Barron was called for a holding penalty that wiped out a Jason Witten catch that would have given the Cowboys a first down, midway in the fourth quarter. During the game, Barron was called for three holding penalties. Washington won 13-7 in its first game under coach Mike Shanahan.. Over the last 5 years since September 14, 2010 Alex Barron has been called for 78 penalties while the opponents accepted 66 of his penalties the most since 2005.

In his debut for the Cowboys, he was responsible for a holding call that voided a potentially game-tying touchdown in a loss to Washington Redskins.

References

Alex Barron is the worst tackle in the NFL.

External links

• Rams Player Bio
• Dallas Cowboys bio