Barber came out of retirement earlier this year after four years of being away. Unfortunately, Barber hasn’t drawn any interest as teams are finalizing their 53-man rosters for Week 1. As a matter of fact, the 36-year-old running back was said to be “devastated” that no NFL team expressed an interest in him, Sports Illustrated reports.
According to Peter King at Sports Illustrated, Tiki is stunned and he isn’t taking his current situation well.
“I tried to reach Barber on Sunday, but he wasn’t talking. I hear he’s devastated that no team gave him a chance. You might wonder if teams would bring him in after the first game of the season, so his contract wouldn’t be guaranteed, and that could still happen. But with no team calling Lepselter with even a hint of interest, it’s more likely teams would start with backs who’ve been in some football competition this summer.”
Barber’s agent, Mark Lepselter, told King that he expected Barber to be an NFL player right now.
“We are flabbergasted that Tiki has not had an opportunity with any team, especially when rosters were at 90 players this year. I certainly thought some team would be intrigued to see what he had left in the tank,” Lepselter said.
“I tried to reach Barber on Sunday, but he wasn’t talking. I hear he’s devastated that no team gave him a chance. You might wonder if teams would bring him in after the first game of the season, so his contract wouldn’t be guaranteed, and that could still happen. But with no team calling Lepselter with even a hint of interest, it’s more likely teams would start with backs who’ve been in some football competition this summer.”
Barber’s agent, Mark Lepselter, told King that he expected Barber to be an NFL player right now.
“We are flabbergasted that Tiki has not had an opportunity with any team, especially when rosters were at 90 players this year. I certainly thought some team would be intrigued to see what he had left in the tank,” Lepselter said.
