Alex Barron ( American football ) Alex Benjamin Barron ( born September 28 , 1982 ) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He played college football for Florida State University , and was a two - time All - American . The St . Louis Rams drafted him with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft . He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys , New Orleans Saints , Seattle Seahawks , and Oakland Raiders . Early years . Barron was born in Orangeburg , South Carolina . He attended Orangeburg - Wilkinson High School , and was a two - sport star in football and basketball for the Wilkinson Bruins . In football , he was named a high school All - American by both PrepStar and " Football News " , ranked the No . 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar , named to the All - South team by the " Orlando Sentinel " , and selected as Jeff Whittaker ' s Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year . College career . Barron attended Florida State University , where he played for coach Bobby Bowden ' s Florida State Seminoles football team from 2001 to 2004 . He was a first - team All - Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) selection in 2003 and 2004 , and was recognized as a consensus first - team All - American in 2003 and a unanimous first - team All - American in 2004 . As a senior in 2004 , Barron was also one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy . He graduated from Florida State with a bachelor ' s degree in social science . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Barron was the nineteenth pick overall by the St . Louis Rams in the 2005 NFL Draft . On August 14 , 2005 , Barron signed a five - year , $ 9 . 2 million contract with the Rams with escalators that could take the value to over $ 11 million . The contract featured $ 5 . 5 million in guaranteed money , not including the signing bonus of $ 1 million . He would be a starter for the Rams from his rookie season . During his five years with the Rams , Barron was the most penalized player in the NFL next to tackle Flozell Adams with more than 70 calls against him . In a 35 - 0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers , Barron ' s poor play resulted him being benched by the Rams staff . Barron became notorious for his false start and holding penalties . In 2009 , Barron led the league with 7 holding penalties . Dallas Cowboys . Barron was traded from the St . Louis Rams to the Dallas Cowboys for linebacker Bobby Carpenter on May 10 , 2010 . Barron ' s Cowboy career got off to an inauspicious start . In his first game , the Cowboys appeared to have come back from a 13 - 7 deficit on a touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Roy Williams on the final play against the Washington Redskins on opening day , September 12 , 2010 . As time ran out of the game , Barron was flagged for holding Brian Orakpo . Because the penalty was called against the offense , the game was over with the Cowboys losing 13 - 7 . New Orleans Saints . On August 3 , 2011 , Barron signed with the New Orleans Saints . On August 18 , Barron was put on injured reserve and missed the entire 2011 season . He was released with an injury settlement on October 22 . Seattle Seahawks . On May 15 , 2012 , He signed with the Seattle Seahawks . On August 26 , 2012 , He was released . Oakland Raiders . On March 26 , 2013 Barron signed with the Oakland Raiders . He was released to make room on the roster for Tony Pashos on September 2 , 2013 .