Ronde Barber

  • 5x election to the Pro Bowl (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 )
  • 5x All-Pro selection (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  • 1x winner in the Super Bowl ( Super Bowl XXXVII)
  • Most interceptions team record
  • NFL 2000s All- Decade Team

Jamael Orondé Barber ( born April 7, 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia ) is a former American professional American football player. He played cornerback and safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League ( NFL).

College

Barber grew up with his brother, Tiki Barber, a later running back to the New York Giants in Roanoke, where he attended high school. In addition to football, he ran rings and athletics and was a national champion sprinter. His brother and he received a scholarship to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and played there for the Virginia Cavaliers College Football. Barber scored on the college 15 interceptions and 154 tackles. He ran in all 36 games on the Cavaliers from the start.

NFL

1997 Barber was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round to 66th place of the NFL Draft. His first year with the team from Tampa was disappointing for him, he was only in one game to use. In the second year he was awarded by his Head Coach Tony Dungy much more operating time and ran in all 16 games of the season. His speed and his catch security helped him to a regular place. In 2001, he was able to catch in the regular season ten passes - which meant season record. He was elected after the season for the first time in the Pro Bowl.

2002 Barber had to contend with numerous injuries. Nevertheless, he was elected to the season for the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, the best defensive players in the National Football Conference (NFC ) in a game week. With him the Buccaneers moved in the same year under their new head coach Jon Gruden in the NFC Championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles one. Four seconds left in the game Barber could intercept a pass from Donovan McNabb and carried back over 92 yards in the opponent's end zone for a touchdown. The Buccaneers won with 27:10 and moved into the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XXXVII defeated them with their quarterback Brad Johnson, the Oakland Raiders ( Head Coach: Bill Callahan, quarterback Rich Gannon ) with 48:21.

In 2005, Barber managed to be the first cornerback in NFL history to achieve 20 interceptions and 20 Sacks in his career. This was only eight defenders succeeded before him. Barber was able to achieve 2006 108 tackles, intercepted three passes and fend off 20 passes in the season. He was re-elected to the Pro Bowl.

In 2012, he moved from the position of the cornerbacks on the the free safeties. He fought 13 passports, scored 91 tackles, four interceptions caught for 160 yards, and forced a fumble and a blocked punt.

On 8 May 2013, announced his resignation.

Honors

Barber was five times elected to the Pro Bowl.

Off the pitch

Ronde Barber and his brother Tiki Barber made ​​headlines in 2006, when both her ​​former college donated one million U.S. dollars.

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