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Alex Benjamin Barron (born September 28, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city and county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
) is an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 right tackle
Offensive tackle

In American football and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to Blocking : to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
 currently playing for the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the NFC West of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 of the National Football League
National Football League

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. He was selected with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft
2005 NFL Draft

The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting....
 out of Florida State University
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
.

on attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was a two-sport star in football
High school

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 and basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
. In football, he was named an All-American by both PrepStar and Football News, ranked the Number 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar, named to the All-South team by the Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 131st year of publication....
, and selected as Jeff Whittaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year.

on attended Florida State University and was a football
College football

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 star.






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Alex Benjamin Barron (born September 28, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City," is the principal city and county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
) is an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 right tackle
Offensive tackle

In American football and Canadian football, offensive tackles are a part of the offensive line. Like other offensive linemen, their job is to Blocking : to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football....
 currently playing for the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the NFC West of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 of the National Football League
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
. He was selected with the 19th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft
2005 NFL Draft

The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting....
 out of Florida State University
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
.

High School career

Barron attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was a two-sport star in football
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 and basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
. In football, he was named an All-American by both PrepStar and Football News, ranked the Number 3 lineman in the nation by PrepStar, named to the All-South team by the Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 131st year of publication....
, and selected as Jeff Whittaker's Deep South Recruiting Guide South Carolina Player of the Year.

College career

Barron attended Florida State University and was a football
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 star. As a senior, Barron was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy
Outland Trophy

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H....
, and won consensus All-America
2004 College Football All-America Team

The 2004 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com....
 first-team honors. He graduated with a social science degree.

Professional career

Barron was drafted nineteenth pick overall by the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the NFC West of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 in the 2005 NFL Draft
2005 NFL Draft

The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting....
. He has been starting for the Rams since his rookie-season. Barron has been plagued by penalties, especially false starts his whole career. Some seasons, he has had more false start penalties than other teams' entire offensive lines. One particularly memorable play happened in the 2005 season on a screen play (at home in week 8 vs. Jacksonville.) Barron apparently forgot what the play was and stepped in front of Steven Jackson, the intended receiver, to catch the ball for an illegal touching penalty. Some fans have simply dubbed this as "The Play."

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