{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brandon Barden | image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see WP:NONFREE. --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_team = | number = 81 | position = Tight end | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = Lincolnton, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 246 | high_school = Lincolnton (GA) Lincoln Co. | college = Vanderbilt | undraftedyear = 2012 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}) * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013|2014}})* * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})* * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2015}})* | status = | highlights = * Second-team All-SEC (2010) | pfr = BardBr00 }}
'''Brandon Michael Barden''' (born March 15, 1989) is an American former football tight end. He was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Vanderbilt University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/Brandon-Barden/823449e5-8b19-4d03-a4cb-f48910e1bfde|title=The Tennessee Titans: Brandon Barden|accessdate=January 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060540/http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/Brandon-Barden/823449e5-8b19-4d03-a4cb-f48910e1bfde|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/barden_brandon00.html|title=Vanderbilt Commodores: Brandon Barden|accessdate=January 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101135510/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/barden_brandon00.html|archive-date=November 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Tennessee Titans=== After going undrafted, Barden was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans.
===Jacksonville Jaguars=== Barden was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on November 19, 2013. He was signed to the active roster at the conclusion of the 2013 regular season. The Jaguars released Barden on August 29, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Cut-day-C-Mike-Brewster-QBs-Ricky-Stanzi-and-Stephen-Morris-waived/d4666d8f-fb6d-4c2a-96ff-2d847c0e3297# |title=Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181357/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Cut-day-C-Mike-Brewster-QBs-Ricky-Stanzi-and-Stephen-Morris-waived/d4666d8f-fb6d-4c2a-96ff-2d847c0e3297# |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Kansas City Chiefs=== Barden was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on October 14, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/TE-Brandon-Barden-signed-to-Practice-Squad/67120a17-8c02-4fc4-95a9-486bfb07eac8 |title=TE Brandon Barden signed to Practice Squad |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018022822/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/TE-Brandon-Barden-signed-to-Practice-Squad/67120a17-8c02-4fc4-95a9-486bfb07eac8 |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 31, he signed a future deal with the Chiefs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Sign-19-To-ReserveFutures-Contracts/3270d295-cf1e-4ac8-8eb1-6913d08d481a# |title=Chiefs Sign 19 To Reserve/Futures Contracts |access-date=February 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119090658/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Sign-19-To-ReserveFutures-Contracts/3270d295-cf1e-4ac8-8eb1-6913d08d481a# |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Dallas Cowboys=== On August 4, 2015, the Dallas Cowboys signed Barden.<ref>[http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2015/08/04/tues-practice-recap-cowboys-make-te-changes-mincey-solid-return Tues. Practice Recap: Cowboys Make TE Changes; Mincey Solid in Return]</ref> On September 1, 2015, he was released by the Cowboys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2015/09/01/cowboys-release-four-make-six-roster-moves-meet-75-man-limit |title=Cowboys Release Four, Make Six Roster Moves To Meet 75-Man Limit |last=Helman |first=David |date=September 1, 2015 |website=DallasCowboys.com |accessdate=September 29, 2015}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20171101135510/http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/barden_brandon00.html Vanderbilt Commodores bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barden, Brandon}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:People from Lincolnton, Georgia Category:Players of American football from Lincoln County, Georgia Category:American football tight ends Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football players Category:Tennessee Titans players Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players