Barry Church

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Barry Church
Barry Church.jpg
Church in 2015
Strong Safety
Date of birth: February 11, 1988
Place of birth: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Height: 1.88 m Weight: 99 kg
NFL debut
2010 for the Dallas Cowboys
Career
College : Toledo
Not drafted in 2010
 Teams:
Current status: Free Agent
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 13 of the 2018 season
Tackles     600
Interceptions     10
Forced fumbles     8th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Barry Michael Church (* 11. February 1988 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is American American football poker players. He most recently played in the position of Strong Safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Church played from 2006 to 2009 at the University of Toledo College Football for the Toledo Rockets in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Church became the first Rocket player and the third MAC player to be named Fist Team All-MAC each year . In his first season he was able to set 71 tackles and intercept four passes, with two of these passes being carried back to touchdowns , setting a school record. In 2007 he scored 92 tackles and caught three interceptions. The following season he was able to set 93 tackles and force three fumbles . In his final season for the Rockets, he made it onto the official watch list for the Bronco Nagurski Award (best defense player) and was a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back ). This season he was able to achieve 98 tackles. In 2016 Church was inducted into the UT Varsity "T" Hall of Fame , the hall of fame of the Toledo Rockets .

An anniversary team was elected in 2017 for the 100th anniversary of the Rockets. Church ended up in sixth place.

NFL

Dallas Cowboys

After Church was not selected in the 2010 NFL Draft , the Dallas Cowboys signed him . He played his first professional game on August 8, 2010, when he defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 16: 7 with the Cowboys in the preseason . He only missed one game in his rookie season. He developed into a key substitute in the 2011 season before being placed on the Injured Reserve List on December 13, 2011 due to a shoulder injury . In 2012 he was named a starter in the position of Strong Safety. However, he had to temporarily give up this position after the third game day, as he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture in the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Nonetheless, on October 28, 2012, the Cowboys extended Church's contract by four years. In the 2014 season he led the Cowboys with 110 tackles and also had two interceptions.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 10, 2017, Jacksonville Jaguars Church committed. Church was the Jaguars' Starting Strong Safety and scored 87 tackles and four interceptions throughout the 2017 season . With the Jaguars he made it to the AFC Championship Game . In the 20:24 defeat, Church caused a helmet-to-helmet contact against Rob Gronkowski , for which he was later fined $ 24,309.

Also in the 2018 season he was the Jaguars' first eleven game starter. After problems in cover, Ronnie Harrison was put on the bench from the 13th day of the game in favor of the rookie . He was finally released by the Jaguars on December 14, 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Barry Church - 2009 Football. Toledo Rockets, accessed September 17, 2016 .
  2. ^ Brian Nowicki: Barry Church Heads UT Hall of Fame Class. Rivals.com, accessed September 17, 2016 .
  3. ↑ ROCKETS TO HONOR ALL-CENTURY TEAM AT HALFTIME OF SEPT. 16 FOOTBALL GAME. Retrieved September 23, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Zach Davis: Former Rocket Barry Church plays Hall of Fame Game. August 10, 2010, accessed September 17, 2016 .
  5. ↑ MACwood Squares: Who's The Best Toledo Football Player Ever? July 25, 2011, accessed September 17, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b 10 things to know about Cowboys safety Barry Church, including a tough night to remember. Dallas News, May 14, 2015, accessed September 17, 2016 .
  7. ^ Cowboys sign safety, Barry Church to IR. December 13, 2011, accessed August 28, 2018 .
  8. ↑ OFFICIAL: Barry Church signs with Jaguars. (No longer available online.) Jacksonville Jaguars, March 10, 2017, archived from the original on March 10, 2017 ; accessed on March 10, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jaguars.com
  9. ↑ Jaguars 2017 position grades: Safeties. USA Today, February 17, 2018, accessed March 11, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Barry Church fined $ 24,309 for hit on Rob Gronkowski. National Football League, January 26, 2018, accessed March 11, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Jaguars Notebook: Patrick Omameh makes first start. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  12. ^ In and out: Ramsey active, Harrison to start. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  13. ^ Jaguars safety Ronnie Harrison shines in first career start. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  14. ^ After losing starting spot, safety Barry Church released by Jaguars. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Church, Barry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Church, Barry Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States