Pre-draft measurables St. Louis Rams Barron was selected by the
St. Louis Rams in the first round (19th overall) of the
2005 NFL draft. On August 14,
2005, he 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. As a rookie, he was moved to
right tackle, because the team had
All-Pro Orlando Pace starting at
left tackle. Barron passed
Rex Tucker on the depth chart, starting 11 games, while making his pro debut against the
Tennessee Titans and his first start against the
New York Giants. In
2007, he started 16 games at
right tackle. He switched from right to
left tackle against the
San Francisco 49ers, after Pace was injured in Week 1. In
2008, he started 15 of 16 games at
right tackle, while contributing to
running back Steven Jackson leading the league with an average of 118.4 yards from scrimmage. He was a part of an offensive line that allowed 45 sacks, the fewest by the Rams since 2003. In
2009, he started 16 games at
left tackle after Pace was released. He allowed 7 sacks and led the league with 7 holding penalties. In a 35–0 loss against the
San Francisco 49ers, his poor play resulted in him being benched for the rest of the game, after getting an illegal formation penalty for lining up in the backfield. He contributed to Jackson rushing for more than 1,400 yards (most in the NFC). In
2010, the Rams drafted
offensive tackle Rodger Saffold to compete with Barron. On May 10, he was traded to the
Dallas Cowboys, in exchange for another underwhelming former first round draft choice in
linebacker Bobby Carpenter. Barron had a disappointing career with the Rams, becoming notorious for his inconsistency, false starts and holding penalties. Although he was durable, starting 74 games at both left and right tackle, he struggled with penalties and poor blocking. He committed 43 false start penalties (13 in 2006), 13 holding penalties and allowed 33 sacks. Such poor play after having been a first round draft has led to him being labeled as a bust among Ram fans.
Dallas Cowboys In
2010, he was acquired to provide depth and compete with
Doug Free for the left tackle position, after the release of
Flozell Adams. He got off to an inauspicious beginning, in his first game and start at
right tackle in place of an injured
Marc Colombo, the Cowboys appeared to have come back from a 13–7 deficit on a
touchdown pass from
Tony Romo to
Roy Williams on the final play against the
Washington Redskins on the season opener. However, Barron was flagged for holding
defensive end Brian Orakpo and because the penalty was called against the offense, the game was over with the Cowboys losing. Although he was active for 10 additional games, he would not play another down and was not re-signed at the end of the year.
New Orleans Saints On August 3,
2011, Barron signed with the
New Orleans Saints. On August 18, he was put on the
injured reserve list. He was waived with an injury settlement on October 22.
Seattle Seahawks On May 15,
2012, he signed as a
free agent with the
Seattle Seahawks, after having a tryout with the team during rookie minicamp. He was cut on August 26.
Oakland Raiders On March 26,
2013, Barron signed with the
Oakland Raiders, to provide depth after starter
Jared Veldheer suffered a torn left triceps. On September 2, he was released to make room on the roster for
offensive tackle Tony Pashos. ==References==