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Michael Barber

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · WR

Michael Barber recorded 41 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, PHO, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

11.8

rec yds/gm

-0.3

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

41

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Michael Barber's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 1, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1991

1 rec · 42 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 14, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

3 rec · 59 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 6, 1991

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

1 rec · 12 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 22, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1990

1 rec · 2 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1990
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 23, 1990

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1990

2 rec · 40 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Michael Barber's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 59 receiving yards

Regular Season
1990
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 14, 1990

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

3 rec · 59 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 4 receptions

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 17, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1991

4 rec · 33 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 1, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 1, 1991

1 rec · 42 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Michael Barber's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
SFBARBER—Michael Barber
SFMONTANA16Joe Montana
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

The West Coast offense wins four championships

San Francisco 49ers · Walsh, Montana and the dynasty

Bill Walsh paired precise passing with a rebuilt defense, and Montana's calm produced four Super Bowl victories without a loss.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1980–1991

02
CINBARBER—Michael Barber
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBBARBER—Michael Barber
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19894 NFL seasons41 career games-13 career rushing yards38 career receptions483 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Nov 15, 1992

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history