For most of his NFL career Tim Barnes has been the guy sweating out the final cuts, never really sure about his status when the calendar flipped from August to September.
“Free agent all the way,” Barnes said. “That’s always the tough part. You go out here and you’re always fighting for the job. Obviously, that’s the whole idea with the NFL. I liked to do things the hard way, apparently.”
He went from undrafted rookie with Baltimore to the Rams’ practice squad in 2011. In 2012, he made the Rams’ active roster as a backup, playing almost exclusively on special teams.