Barry Joseph Cofield, Jr. is an American football nose tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants in the 2006 NFL Draft. Cofield attended Cleveland Heights High School where he was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was named as an All-Midwest Region selection by SuperPrep, was a second team All-State selection, was a first team All-Lake Erie selection, and an All-District selection. In basketball, he was an All-League selection and an All-District Honorable... Mention selection. Barry is among the graduates of Cleveland Heights High featured in the book Every Tiger Has a Tale. He played college football at Northwestern University playing in 49 games with 36 starts and starting 36 of his last 37 games. A versatile player, Cofield started at right defensive tackle, left defensive end and left defensive tackle during his career. He finished with 197 tackles , 6.5 sacks, and 15.5 stops for losses and registered 18 quarterback pressures with 8 pass deflections and a 16-yard interception return.
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