Chris Barclay

Chris Barclay (born October 15, 1983) is an American football coach and former running back who is the running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals. He played college football at Wake Forest. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and last played for the New York Sentinels.

Barclay has also been a member of the Berlin Thunder, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons.

College career Barclay capped a standout collegiate career at Wake Forest in 2005, when he was named as the Atlantic Coast Conference 2005 Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year. He graduated as the school's career leader in seven major categories, including rushing yards (4,032), scoring (240 points), rushing touchdowns (40), total touchdowns (40), all-purpose yards (4,930), 200-yard rushing games (3) and 1,000 yard rushing seasons (3).

Professional career

Cleveland Browns Barclay was originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest. However, Barclay was waived by the team at the end of training camp. He suffered a sprain knee on July 29, 2008, in training camp and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. He was later released with an injury settlement.

Atlanta Falcons Barclay was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 14, 2008.

New York Sentinels Barclay was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on September 9, 2009.

Coaching career After spending the 2011 season as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest, Barclay was hired as the running backs coach at William & Mary for the 2012 season. In March 2014, Barclay accepted a job at the same position at Marshall.