Khalif Barnes

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
currentnumber=69
currentpositionplain=Offensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|4|21
birthplace=San Diego, California
heightft=6
heightin=5
weight=325
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Jacksonville Jaguars
college=Washington
draftyear=2005
draftround=2
draftpick=52
pastteams=
* Jacksonville Jaguars (2005-present)
nfl=BAR321657

Khalif Barnes (born April 21, 1982 in San Diego, California) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.

High school career

Barnes attended Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, California, where he starred in both, football and basketball. In football, he recorded nine sacks and 120 tackles as a senior, was a two-time All-League selection, a two time All-CIF selection, a member of "The San Diego Union-Tribune"’s All-Academic first team, was voted the conference defensive MVP, and received two votes to the Long Beach Press Telegram’s "Best of the West" team. In basketball, he won All-Conference honors. Also an excellent student, he was a four time Golden Pyramid Scholar.

College career

Barnes played at the University of Washington where he was all-Pac 10. He allowed only two sacks in his final two seasons at Washington.

Professional career

Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He started in 12 games in his rookie season, one of only 6 offensive linemen to start 12 or more games in his rookie season in Jaguars history. Started 15 games in 2006, helping pave the way for the #2 rushing game in the league.

Legal troubles

On November 9, 2006 Barnes was arrested for speeding (101mph) down J. Turner Butler Boulevard, and driving under the influence of alcohol. The license plate on the Barnes' 2007 silver Mercedes had also expired. He spent several hours in the Duval County jail before being released on $500 bond. Barnes was benched for the next game against the Houston Texans. Barnes called the white officer who pulled him over a racist and said the officer was a "KKK devil who hates all colored people". [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/323709_nfln14.html] Barnes later apologized in a letter to the officer blaming his statement on stress. On July 11th Barnes was sentenced to six months probation, pay $650 in fines and court costs, perform 50 hours of community service, attend a drunken driving class and have his driver's license suspended for six months.