Mark Barron was born on October 27,1989 and is an American football linebacker who is a free agent.
56 Facts About Mark Barron
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Mark Barron played college football at Alabama, where he was twice recognized as an All-American, and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams.
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Mark Barron was drafted as a strong safety by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, where he played for two and a half seasons before being traded to the St Louis Rams in 2014, where he moved to the linebacker position.
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Mark Barron played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos.
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Mark Barron attended St Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, where he played for the St Paul's Saints high school football team, under the coaching of Eddie Guth.
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Mark Barron played multiple positions, including running back, wide receiver, and linebacker from 2004 through 2007.
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Mark Barron was named a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection in Class 5A as a senior.
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Mark Barron recorded a career-best throw of 17.09 meters in the shot put at the Mobile Challenge of Champions, where he placed first.
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Mark Barron captured four state titles at the 2008 AHSAA 4A-6A Championships, winning the triple jump, with a jump of 14.08 meters, long jump, with a leap of 6.74 meters, discus throw, with a throw of 44.03 meters, and in shot put, with a throw of 16.76 meters.
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Mark Barron recorded a personal-best time of 11.39 seconds in the 100 meters.
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Mark Barron was ranked as a five-star prospect and the number one weakside linebacker in the Class of 2008 by Scout.
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Mark Barron was ranked as the fifth best player in the state of Alabama and the 55th best player in the nation in the Class of 2008 by Rivals.
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Mark Barron chose to play at Alabama over offers from Auburn, LSU, Florida, Florida State, and Tennessee among others.
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Mark Barron accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2008 to 2011.
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Mark Barron had his first career tackle early in the game on a crushing blow of Jacoby Ford on a kickoff return.
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Mark Barron played in all of Alabama's 14 games, recording 18 tackles and a sack.
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Mark Barron had a career-high two interceptions against Mississippi State.
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Mark Barron finished the regular season tied for third in the nation with seven interceptions and tied for sixth in the nation with 17 passes defended.
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Mark Barron was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and third-team All-American at safety.
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Mark Barron was the Crimson Tide's only returning starter in the defensive secondary for the 2010 season.
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Mark Barron finished the season with 77 tackles, three interceptions, nine passes defended, and one forced fumble.
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In 2011, Mark Barron was again a first-team All-SEC selection and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.
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Mark Barron attended the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, but did not perform drills as he was still recovering after recently undergoing sports hernia surgery.
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On March 7,2012, Mark Barron attended Alabama's pro day and performed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and bench press.
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Mark Barron was ranked as the best strong safety prospect by DraftScout.
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Mark Barron was selected in the first round with the seventh overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Mark Barron is the highest selected Alabama defensive back in school history, surpassing Antonio Langham, who was chosen ninth overall in 1994 by the Cleveland Browns.
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Mark Barron's ceiling is to be a Pro Bowl safety; his floor is to be a Pro Bowl safety.
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Mark Barron was expected to be the starting strong safety his rookie season.
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In Week 3 of the preseason, Mark Barron intercepted Tom Brady and ran the pick back for his first career NFL touchdown.
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Mark Barron made his professional regular season debut in the Buccaneers' season-opening victory over the Carolina Panthers and finished the game with three solo tackles and two pass deflections.
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Mark Barron started the regular season strong with 42 tackles, seven passes defended and one interception in his first six NFL games, but trailed off towards the end of the season before finishing with 89 tackles.
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Mark Barron started all 16 games and made the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team, even though the team was the NFL's worst pass defense.
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Mark Barron finished his first year under new head coach Greg Schiano with 71 solo tackles, 17 assisted tackles, 10 pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.
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Mark Barron returned as the Buccaneers' strong safety to begin his second season under coach Greg Schiano.
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On December 8,2013, Mark Barron made four solo tackles and made his first career solo sack on Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel.
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Mark Barron missed the last two games of the regular season after suffering a hamstring injury.
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Mark Barron finished his second season with 88 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two sacks, and two interceptions while starting in 14 games.
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Under new head coach Lovie Smith, Mark Barron remained as the Buccaneers' starting strong safety to begin his third season.
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On October 26,2014, Mark Barron played his last game with the Buccaneers before being unexpectedly traded to the Rams.
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Mark Barron finished his career with the Buccaneers with 225 combined tackles, 18 pass deflections, three interceptions, two sacks, and a forced fumble while starting 38 games in three seasons.
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Mark Barron has gone on record saying he felt "disrespected" and "blindsided" by the trade and that he had no idea he was even being shopped around to other teams.
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Mark Barron finished his nine games with the Rams with 23 combined tackles, three sacks, and a pass deflection.
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Mark Barron was named the backup to McDonald to begin the regular season.
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Mark Barron finished the season with 116 combined tackles, one sack, five pass deflections, and a career-high three forced fumbles.
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Mark Barron started in all 16 games in 2016 and recorded a career-high 118 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, two interceptions, and a sack.
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Mark Barron was inactive for two games after injuring his heel.
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Mark Barron finished the season with 86 combined tackles, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and a sack in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Mark Barron started 12 games for the Rams in the 2018 season.
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Mark Barron recorded a safety when he tackled Aaron Jones in the endzone in Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers.
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Mark Barron finished with one sack, 60 combined tackles, one quarterback hit, one pass defensed, and one forced fumble.
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On March 17,2019, Mark Barron signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Mark Barron made his debut with the Steelers in Week 1 against the New England Patriots.
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Mark Barron finished the 2019 season with 82 tackles, three sacks, and an interception.
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Mark Barron was placed on injured reserve on September 23,2020, with a hamstring injury.
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On December 22,2020, Mark Barron was waived by the Broncos.