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14 Facts About Chris Barclay

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Chris Barclay was born on October 15,1983 and is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals.

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Chris Barclay was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and last played for the New York Sentinels.

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Chris Barclay capped a standout collegiate career at Wake Forest in 2005, when he was named as the Atlantic Coast Conference 2005 Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.

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Chris Barclay graduated as the school's career leader in seven major categories, including rushing yards, scoring, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, all-purpose yards, 200-yard rushing games and 1,000 yard rushing seasons.

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Chris Barclay was originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest.

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However, Chris Barclay was waived by the team at the end of training camp.

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Chris Barclay was then signed to the Browns' practice squad and subsequently to the team's active roster.

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Chris Barclay was the Week 4 Special Teams player of the week after returning 5 kicks for 180 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown.

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Chris Barclay began the regular season on the team's practice squad, where he spent the first 11 weeks of the season.

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

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Chris Barclay suffered a sprain knee on July 29,2008, in training camp and was placed on injured reserve.

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Chris Barclay was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 14,2008.

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Chris Barclay was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on September 9,2009.

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In March 2014, Chris Barclay accepted a job at the same position at Marshall.