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WASBARBER—

Shawn Barber

Retired

Houston Texans · LB

Shawn Barber recorded 107 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, WSH.

▶Best highlights

4.1

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

107

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 15, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 11, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 19, 1999

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2003
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 20, 2003

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2003

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 21, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 2, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2003
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 20, 2003

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2003

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 29, 2002

Houston Texans vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 15, 2000

Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2000

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2002
ST. LOUISRAMS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 1, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASBARBER—Shawn Barber
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2012

02
PHIBARBER—Shawn Barber
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCBARBER—Shawn Barber
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

04
HOUBARBER—Shawn Barber
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons107 career games340 career solo tackles10 career sacksDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 113Jersey: 517 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Oct 21, 2007

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