"The Knock": Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 member Rondé Barber learns of his election
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 member RONDÉ BARBER learned of his election from fellow Hall of Famer DERRICK BROOKS. The captivating encounter, which you can view a summary of below, can be seen Saturday when NFL Network airs a one-hour special, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
HOF Finalist: 3 | Year of eligibility: 6
Position: Cornerback/Safety
Height: 5-10 | Weight: 186
NFL career: 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seasons: 16 | Games: 241
College: Virginia
Drafted: 3rd Round (66th overall), 1997
Born: April 7, 1975, in Montgomery County, Va.
Combined durability with productivity … Played in 241 regular-season games over 16 seasons … Started 215 consecutive regular-season games (224 counting postseason) … Finished career with 47 regular-season interceptions for 923 return yards and eight touchdowns — all Tampa Bay franchise records … Totaled 14 defensive and special teams touchdowns (8 INT, 4 FR and 2 on special teams) … Twice intercepted three passes in a game and six times forced at least two turnovers in a game … NFL’s all-time leader in sacks for cornerback … Only player in NFL history with a least 45 interceptions and 25 sacks … Three-time All-Pro … Selected to five Pro Bowls … Member of NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Led NFL with 10 interceptions in 2001 … Led Buccaneers in interceptions six times … Voted team captain nine times … Buccaneers’ winner of Ed Block Courage Award in 2011 … Full name is Jamael Oronde Barber.
Learn more about other members of the Class of 2023 and see a compilation of their "Knock" videos here.
A little more about Rondé Barber
HOF Finalist: 3 | Year of eligibility: 6Position: Cornerback/Safety
Height: 5-10 | Weight: 186
NFL career: 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seasons: 16 | Games: 241
College: Virginia
Drafted: 3rd Round (66th overall), 1997
Born: April 7, 1975, in Montgomery County, Va.
Combined durability with productivity … Played in 241 regular-season games over 16 seasons … Started 215 consecutive regular-season games (224 counting postseason) … Finished career with 47 regular-season interceptions for 923 return yards and eight touchdowns — all Tampa Bay franchise records … Totaled 14 defensive and special teams touchdowns (8 INT, 4 FR and 2 on special teams) … Twice intercepted three passes in a game and six times forced at least two turnovers in a game … NFL’s all-time leader in sacks for cornerback … Only player in NFL history with a least 45 interceptions and 25 sacks … Three-time All-Pro … Selected to five Pro Bowls … Member of NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Led NFL with 10 interceptions in 2001 … Led Buccaneers in interceptions six times … Voted team captain nine times … Buccaneers’ winner of Ed Block Courage Award in 2011 … Full name is Jamael Oronde Barber.
Learn more about other members of the Class of 2023 and see a compilation of their "Knock" videos here.
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