Roster hopeful shares his story on Steve Harvey's talk show

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When Barnes - an undrafted rookie in 2013 who has played in 21 NFL games but none since 2016 – signed with the Panthers, he did so wearing a worked-in Stanley Steemer shirt to remind him of his journey.


“It’s been a long year-and-a-half. I’m just thankful that somebody took interest in me honestly,” said Barnes, who worked at Stanley Steemer among other things before getting his foot back in the door via a stint with the short-lived Alliance of American Football. “It’s been a long grind for me because I was 400 pounds last summer. I’m down to 352 now.”


Barnes also took part in a WWE tryout camp when he was out of football, calling that experience “three days of hell.” He has to be considered a long shot to make the Panthers’ regular season roster, but if he did it would be - well - a made-for-TV story.
 
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