Ramses Barden

[The Juice 46,742]

Bills just picked up Ramses Barden. Not a bad pickup, HUGE red zone target, former third rounder. Why not.

 

Discuss.

[jayhall93 33,043]

At least we know the decision makers recognize the need for a big WR

[f8ta1ity54 23,842]

Nice pick up but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't make the team.

[Buffalo1 38,101]

better than chris hogan

[mikgaes 57,058]

Nice pick up but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't make the team.

 

The Giants had high hopes for him. Anyone know what his injury was?

 

Bills sign Ramses Barden to reserve/future deal

 

Posted by Mike Wilkening on January 16, 2014, 11:36 PM EST

 

 

AP

 

The Bills have signed former Giants wide receiver Ramses Barden to a reserve/future contract, the club said Thursday.

 

 

Barden (6-6, 224) caught 29 passes for 394 yards in four seasons for the Giants (2009-2012). He was a third-round pick of the Giants in 2009. The Giants released the 28-year-old Barden with an injury settlement in September.

 

 

Barden is one of three wide receivers signed by Buffalo to reserve/future contracts this offseason, with Brandon Kaufman and Chris Summers the others.

 

 

 

The Bills also announced the signing of free safety Jajuan Harley (ex-Seahawks), linebacker Willie Jefferson (ex-Texans), wide receiver Chris Summers (ex-Vikings, Bears) and linebacker Nathan Williams (ex-Vikings, Dolphins) to reserve/future deals Thursday.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/16/bills-sign-ramses-barden-to-reservefuture-deal/

 

Pre-draft[edit]

 

At the NFL Combine, Barden measured in at 6'6.5 tall and 225 pounds. He timed at 4.61 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 17 reps on the bench press, a 33.5" vertical jump, and a 9' 10" broad jump.^[3] Barden was also the tallest receiver in the draft class.^[2]

New York Giants[edit]

 

In the 2009 NFL Draft, the Giants moved up six spots in the third round of the draft to select Barden.^[2] The move up for Barden cost the Giants their own third-round pick (91st overall) and one of their two fifth-rounders (164th), which they sent to their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles.^[2] He saw little playing time in his rookie season, participating in 3 games and recording 1 catch for 16 yards. In his second season he had 5 catches for 64 yards in 3 games before being placed on injured reserve on November 16, 2010 after breaking his ankle and suffering ligament damage.^[4][5] Place on the Active/Physically-Unable-To-Perform List on on July 29, 2011. He returned to action on November 6, 2011, catching 2 passes for 24 yards in a win against the New England Patriots 24-20. On a September 20, 2012 vs. the Carolina Panthers, with Hakeem Nicks out with a foot injury, Barden had his breakout performance with a 9 catches for 138 yards.

 

 

On August 31, 2013 The Giants released Ramses Barden.

 

Collegiate Statistics[edit]

 

[TABLE=class: wikitable]

[TR]

[TD]Year[/TD]

[TD]Team[/TD]

[TD]G[/TD]

[TD]GS[/TD]

[TD]Rec[/TD]

[TD]Yards[/TD]

[TD]AVG[/TD]

[TD]TD[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2005[/TD]

[TD]CP[/TD]

[TD]13[/TD]

[TD]13[/TD]

[TD]40[/TD]

[TD]655[/TD]

[TD]16.4[/TD]

[TD]9[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2006[/TD]

[TD]CP[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]42[/TD]

[TD]824[/TD]

[TD]19.6[/TD]

[TD]5[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2007[/TD]

[TD]CP[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]57[/TD]

[TD]1,467[/TD]

[TD]25.7[/TD]

[TD]18[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]2008[/TD]

[TD]CP[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]

[TD]67[/TD]

[TD]1,257[/TD]

[TD]18.8[/TD]

[TD]18[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Tot.[/TD]

[TD]CP[/TD]

[TD]46[/TD]

[TD]46[/TD]

[TD]206[/TD]

[TD]4,203[/TD]

[TD]20.4[/TD]

[TD]50[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

 

per Wiki

[bcw 24,442]

Love the size but any 5th or 6th wr is going to have to make the team with their special teams play. If he can contribute there he could have a role on this team.