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Eric Barton

Retired

Cleveland Browns · ILB

Eric Barton recorded 148 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

4.5

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

148

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Barton's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 19, 1999

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 20, 2002

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2002

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 6, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

7 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Barton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 12 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 13, 2008

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2008

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 20, 2002

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2002

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 12, 2008

Cincinnati Bengals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2008

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 4, 2007

Washington Commanders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2007

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Barton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2001

01
LVBARTON—Eric Barton
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

02
LVBARTON—Eric Barton
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

03
NYJBARTON—Eric Barton
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

04
NYJBARTON—Eric Barton
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

05
CLEBARTON—Eric Barton
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons148 career games430 career solo tackles20 career sacksDrafted by: OAKDraft pick: 146Jersey: 507 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

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