Eric Barton Eric Barton ( born September 29 , 1977 ) is a former American football linebacker who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League . He played college football at Maryland before he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft . He played for the Raiders from 1999 – 2003 , the New York Jets from 2004 – 2008 , and the Cleveland Browns from 2009 – 2010 . Early years . Barton went to Edison High School in Alexandria , Virginia . College career . Barton attended the University of Maryland where he majored in Criminology and criminal justice . Barton Earned All - American honors from the National Recruiting Advisor and an All - Atlantic Coast recognition from Blue Chip Illustrated Magazine and was rated 10th - best football player in Virginia by Super Prep Magazine as a senior at Edison High School in Alexandria , Virginia . He recorded more than 100 tackles as a sophomore , junior and senior at Maryland , which helped land him fourth on the career tackles list . He also led the ACC in solo tackles as junior and senior . He was an All - ACC first - team selection as senior and led conference in total tackles ( 159 ) and average tackles per game ( 14 . 5 ) . Professional career . Oakland Raiders . Barton was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round ( 146th overall ) of the 1999 NFL Draft . He saw action in all of his 16 games in the 1999 NFL season , making three starts and finishing with 29 tackles and two sacks . He recorded a sack in the first play of his first NFL start and finished with , a team - high , eight tackles in Week 15 vs . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He started and tallied 13 tackles at LB in Super Bowl XXXVII in a loss to the Buccaneers . He led the team for the ninth time on the season with a nine - tackle performance vs . the Kansas City Chiefs in the season finale . New York Jets . Barton signed with the New York Jets as an unrestricted free agent in 2004 . He registered nine or more tackles seven times in the 2004 NFL season , including a AFC Wild Card victory over the San Diego Chargers . He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors as a result of nine tackles , one sack , one INT , two PD , one FF and one FR in Week 15 win vs . the Seattle Seahawks and led the defense with a career - high 16 tackles , including 12 solo and one for loss , in a defeat against the Buffalo Bills . He was placed on the Injured Reserve , for the first time in his career after suffering an ankle injury . He also became the first Jet Defender since 2000 to record a sack and interception on the same drive against the Washington Redskins . He has played in 120 career Regular Season games with 85 starts and has recorded 680 tackles , 18 . 5 sacks , four INTs , 18 pass deflected , six forced fumbles and four fumble recovery in his career . So far he has posted four seasons with 100 or more total tackles . Cleveland Browns . Barton signed with the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent on March 13 , 2009 and played 2 years with them . Up to the 2010 NFL season , after 12 years of play , he is the only player still active in the NFL among those drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft . On February 9 , 2011 , Barton was released by the Browns . Personal . Barton was adopted and met his brother , Aaron Curry , a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders , and his birth mother , Chris Curry , for the first time October 30 , 2010 .