1. Barry Cofield was selected in the fourth round by the New York Giants in the 2006 NFL draft and played for the Washington Redskins.
20 Facts About Barry Cofield
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Barry Cofield chose Northwestern over Vanderbilt, and had offers from Georgia Tech, Indiana, and Pittsburgh.
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Barry Cofield is among the Cleveland Heights High alumni featured in the book Every Tiger Has a Tale.
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Barry Cofield played college football at Northwestern University playing in 49 games with 36 starts and starting 36 of his last 37 games.
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Barry Cofield finished with 197 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 15.5 stops for losses and registered 18 quarterback pressures with 8 pass deflections and a 16-yard interception return.
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Barry Cofield posted 5.5 of his 6.5 sacks and 11.5 of his 15.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage in his last 2 years.
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Barry Cofield played in every game as a true freshman in 2002 and registered 36 tackles with 2 stops for losses while causing and recovering a fumble in 12 contests.
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Barry Cofield earned a starting job at left defensive end as a sophomore and had 46 tackles in 13 contests.
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Barry Cofield added 1 sack, 2 stops for losses, 6 quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
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Barry Cofield played right defensive tackle in 2004, when he started 11 games, collected 52 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 5 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
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Barry Cofield earned Second-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2005, when he lined up at left defensive tackle and recorded a career-high 63 tackles and had 2 sacks with 6.5 stops for losses and 7 pressures.
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Barry Cofield forced 2 fumbles, recovered another, deflected 5 passes and returned an interception 16 yards.
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Barry Cofield was selected by the New York Giants as the 124th pick in 2006 NFL draft.
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Barry Cofield had 22 QB pressures, 3 quarterback hits and 1.5 sacks.
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In 2008 Barry Cofield started 15 games, made 43 tackles and 3 sacks and forced a fumble.
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In 2010, his last season with the Giants, Barry Cofield became famous for his 'taser' dance that he would perform after sacking the opposing quarterback.
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On July 27,2011, Barry Cofield agreed to a six-year deal with the Washington Redskins that paid him $12.5 million in guaranteed money.
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Barry Cofield received praise for how well his transition to his new position went due to the short amount time he had to learn how to play the position caused by the 2011 NFL lockout.
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On November 14,2012, during the Redskins' bye week in the 2012 season, Barry Cofield was made a co-defensive captain after a team vote.
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Barry Cofield was placed on injured reserve designated for return on September 9,2014, after suffering a high ankle sprain.