Background
Barrow was born in Homestead, Florida.
Barrow was born in Homestead, Florida.
After retiring from the NFL, Barrow got his start in coaching at his alma mater, Homestead High School, as the Assistant Head Coach and defensive coordinator for the 2006 season.
Barrow was the Linebackers Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at his alma mater where he won 2 national championships as a player, the University of Miami. He enters his 7th year on the Hurricanes" coaching staff going into the 2013 season. He was originally hired by former Miami Head Coach Randy Shannon in 2007 and was retained on staff by current Head Coach First Rate (at Lloyd's) Golden when Golden was hired in 2010.
He played college football for the University of Miami, and was honored as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. While attending the University of Miami, Barrow played for the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1989 to 1992. The Hurricanes were consensus national champions twice during Barrow"s college career (1989, 1991), and played for a third national championship (1992).
As a senior in 1992, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
The Houston Oilers selected Barrow in the second round (47th overall pick) in the 1993 NFL Draft, and he played for the Oilers from 1993 to 1996. In thirteen NFL seasons, Barrow also played for the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
While playing for the New York Giants in the 2003 season, he led the NFC with 150 tackles. He finished his career with 1,125 tackles and 43 sacks.
High School College Professional Barrow was named the Linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks on February 9, 2015 Personal life Barrow has 4 children, Mikenzi - 13, Kaleb- 12, John Michael- 6, Michael- 2.
