Barton logged three tackles (two solo) during the Titans' loss to the Colts on Sunday.
Barton played every defensive snap for Tennessee in the loss, a feat he has accomplished in all eight games to start the season. The 28-year-old has recorded 45 tackles (25 solo) so far this campaign and will look to add to his totals in the Week 9 matchup against the Chargers.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Notches four stops in Week 7
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Barton finished Sunday's loss to New England with four tackles (one solo).
Barton once again was on the field for every defensive snap -- he's yet to miss a play on defense this season. The veteran linebacker has logged 42 tackles and two interceptions through seven games on the campaign.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Notches pickoff in Week 6 loss
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Barton recorded three tackles and an interception Sunday in a loss to Las Vegas.
Barton had a quiet day from a tackling standpoint, recording a season-low three stops. However, he made a big play early in the fourth quarter when he picked off Geno Smith with the Raiders having driven into field-goal range. Barton nearly had a bigger afternoon, but a fumble he initially appeared to return for a touchdown was overturned.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Six stops against Arizona
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Barton registered six tackles (four solo) during the Titans' 22-21 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
Barton was the only Titans player to play all 68 defensive snaps and finished fourth on the team in tackles behind Cedric Gray (12), Jalyn Armour-Davis (nine) and Jeffery Simmons (eight). Barton inked a three-year deal with Tennessee in March, and through his first five regular-season games with the Titans he has registered 35 tackles (22 solo) and one interception.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Leads way with six tackles
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Barton logged six tackles (five solo) during the Titans' 41-20 loss to the Colts on Sunday.
Barton joined L'Jarius Sneed as the two Titans players to play every single defensive snap in Week 3, and the former finished Sunday's contest with the second most tackles behind the Colts duo of Zaire Franklin and Nick Cross (seven each). Barton has 20 total tackles through the first three games of the regular season and is on pace to crack 100-plus tackles for a fourth consecutive year.
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Titans' Cody Barton: Headed to Tennessee
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Barton is slated to sign with the Titans, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Barton's deal with Tennessee is reportedly worth $21 million over three years, with an annual salary of $7 million. The 28-year-old was incredibly productive for the Commanders and Broncos over the past two seasons, recording 227 total tackles, including 1.5 sacks, and six passes defended, with three interceptions, across 30 regular-season games (27 starts). He's expected to serve as one of the Titans' starting inside linebackers in 2025.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Impresses in Denver
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Barton tallied 106 total tackles (53 solo), including 1.5 sacks, five passes defended, with two interceptions, and one forced fumble over 17 regular-season games in 2024.
The first-year Bronco was one of the most impactful players on defense this season, finishing as the team's second-leading tackler behind Brandon Jones. Barton also ended the year with the third-most interceptions and fifth-most passes defended on Denver's defense. However, his tackle output has declined in each of his last two seasons, dropping from 121 stops in 2023 to 106 in 2024. Barton is set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer following a successful stop in Denver. Expect the 28-year-old to be a sought-after name on the free-agent market for teams in need of inside linebacker help.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Tallies eight tackles in win
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Barton recorded eight tackles (four solo) in the Broncos' win over the Colts on Sunday.
Barton has played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in 10 of the last 11 games and is now up to 90 tackles (44 solo), including 1.5 sacks, four pass breakups, including two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown back in Week 7 versus New Orleans.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Solid outing in Week 9
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Barton recorded seven total tackles (one solo) in Sunday's 41-10 loss to the Ravens.
The 27-year-old was the Broncos' second-leading tackler in Sunday's blowout loss, trailing just Devon Key's eight-stop performance. Barton has now accumulated 55 total tackles through Denver's first nine games this season, ranking second on the Broncos' defense in stops. Expect the Utah product to continue serving as one of the team's top tacklers ahead of Week 10's matchup against the Chiefs.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Scoop-and-score vs. NOLA
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Barton logged eight tackles (six solo) and returned a fumble recovery 52 yards for a touchdown during Thursday's 33-10 win over the Saints.
Barton logged his first sack of the season midway through the first quarter Thursday when he got to Spencer Rattler for a loss of seven yards. Barton had a 14-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the second quarter nullified due to a defensive offside penalty, but he was able to return a fumble for a 52-yard score in the fourth quarter to extend the Broncos' lead to 33-3 at the time. Barton has started at inside linebacker over the last four regular-season games after Alex Singleton underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn ACL. Over that four-game span, Barton has played every single defensive snap and has accumulated 33 tackles (18 solo), including 1.0 sacks, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and Thursday's fumble recovery for a touchdown.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Shines vs. Jets
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Barton recorded 10 total tackles (four solo) in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Jets.
Barton stepped up and filled the role of the injured Alex Singleton (knee) during Sunday's win, posting double-digit stops en route to holding a high-powered Jets offense under 10 points. Without Singleton for the remainder of the year, Barton is expected to be the Broncos' top tackler and could become a valuable IDP piece moving forward.
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Broncos' Cody Barton: Headed to Denver
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Barton signed with the Broncos on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
The 2019 third-round pick out of Utah will be playing for his third team in three years after spending last season in Washington and the prior four seasons with Seattle. Barton missed four games while on IR with an ankle injury and registered 121 tackles (67 solo), one interception and one fumble recovery over 13 games in 2023. He could start alongside Alex Singleton at inside linebacker for the 2024 season, with Drew Sanders being direct competition for that spot.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Posts big effort in Week 16 loss
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Barton recorded 10 tackles (seven solo) and one interception in Sunday's loss to the Jets.
Barton finished second on the Commanders in stops, posting his third straight double-digit tackle performance. The fifth-year pro added a third-quarter interception that he ran back 52 yards to help set up Washington's second score of the game. Barton missed four games earlier in the campaign due to an ankle injury, but his big effort Sunday pushed him up to 101 tackles on the season, marking the second straight year he's reached triple-digit stops.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Activated off injured reserve
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The Commanders activated Barton (ankle) off injured reserve Wednesday, Zach Selby of the team's official site reports.
Barton was placed on injured reserve after hurting his ankle during the team's Week 7 loss to the Giants, but he will now make his return to the field. The 27-year-old has been a full participant in practice all week and will not carry an injury designation heading into Thursday's game versus Dallas.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Set to be activated off IR
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The Commanders expect to activate Barton (ankle) off injured reserve Wednesday, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
Barton has been out since injuring his ankle during the team's Week 7 loss to the Giants but is now one step closer to making his return. The 27-year-old was listed as a full participant in practice for both Monday's and Tuesday's practices, so he should have an ample opportunity to play in Thursday's matchup against the Cowboys.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Misses practice to start week
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Barton (ankle) did not participate at practice Wednesday.
Barton was suspected to have sustained a high-ankle sprain during Sunday's game at the Giants, so it comes as no surprise that he wasn't able to suit up for practice Wednesday. Unless he can return to practice in some capacity Thursday or Friday, he'd be a good bet to sit out in Week 8 versus Philadelphia.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Leads team in tackles
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Barton logged 14 tackles (five solo) during Washington's 24-16 win versus the Falcons on Sunday.
Barton led the team in tackles while recording a new season high as he helped the Commanders shut down the Falcons offense. The 26-year-old currently leads the team in tackles with 59 (32 solo) and will look to add to those totals against the Giants next week.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Tallies nine tackles Sunday
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Barton recorded nine tackles (eight solo) in Sunday's 34-31 overtime loss at the Eagles.
It was the third straight game in which Barton has managed nine or more tackles. He's still on pace to top 150 tackles on the season going into a Week 5 matchup versus a Bears offense that has been balanced, though not exactly impressive through four weeks.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Double-digit tackles in win
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Barton recorded 10 tackles (four solo) and recovered a fumble in Sunday's 35-33 win over the Broncos.
Barton led the team in takedowns and recovered a fumble for the first time since his rookie campaign in 2019. The linebacker has compiled 15 tackles over his first two contests with Washington after signing with the team in the offseason.
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Commanders' Cody Barton: Battling hip flexor issue
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Barton didn't participate in Friday's practice due to a hip flexor injury, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
Selected No. 88 overall by the Seahawks in the 2019 Draft, Barton inked a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Washington earlier in the offseason. He's missed just one game in his pro career and played a career-high 895 defensive snaps for Seattle last season while also being a fixture on special teams.
