Released Packers LB Nick Barnett Winds Up In Buffalo

Before signing, Barnett visited Buffalo’s locker room and got to watch a training camp practice from the sideline. Don’t underestimate the recruiting draw that is witnessing Chan Gailey in action.

Barnett was cut by the Packers earlier in the week after the team told him they would try to trade him first. In eight years in Green Bay, Barnett piled up 574 tackles. He was lucky with injuries over the first five years of his career, but has missed 19 games during the past three seasons. In 2007 he was named second-team All-Pro.

Ted is our course Ted Thompson, Packers GM. Teams can’t make these releases official until Thursday but several teams have been informing players of their release including, apparently, Barnett and the Packers.

Barnett has played all eight seasons in the NFL with the Packers. He finished the Packers Super Bowl run on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending wrist injury in Week 4. It was the second time in three seasons that he’s ended the season on IR.