Roosevelt Barnes (American football)

Roosevelt Barnes
No. 54
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born (1958-08-03) August 3, 1958
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolWayne
CollegePurdue
NFL draft1982: 10th round, 266th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Sacks1
Interceptions3
Fumble recoveries2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roosevelt Barnes, Jr. (born August 3, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) and a current sports agent. He played three sports at Purdue Universityfootball, basketball, and baseball. While he was most noted as a football player, he also enjoyed significant success in basketball, playing on Purdue's 1980 Final Four team. After retiring from professional football, in 1987 Barnes became a partner and contract advisor with Maximum Sports Management. He has negotiated contracts for Laveranues Coles, Walter Jones, Ray Lewis, Ndamukong Suh, Roman Oben, and Andre Wadsworth among others.