Longtime Tampa Bay cornerback Ronde Barber will become the 13th member of the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor in September.
The ceremony will take place at halftime of the Buccaneers’ Sept. 22 game against the New York Giants, a game Barber will be working as a member of the FOX broadcast team.
A third-round pick out from Virginia in 1997, Barber spent his entire 16-year career with Tampa Bay. A five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro, he helped the Buccaneers win the franchise’s only Super Bowl championship during the 2002 season.
“Ronde Barber personified greatness on and off the field during his 16 seasons as a Buccaneer and we look forward to honoring his remarkable career this upcoming season,” team owner Bryan Glazer said in a statement Tuesday. “His achievements are as impressive as they are long, but Ronde’s most defining qualities were his ultra-competitive nature, his passion for this game, and his love of the Tampa Bay community.”
Barber played in 241 games with 232 starts, both team records. His streak of 215 consecutive starts is tied for sixth-longest in NFL history. He also played in 10 postseason games.
He retired after the 2012 season with 1,231 career tackles, 47 interceptions (eight returned for touchdowns), 15 forced fumbles and 28 sacks.
Barber, twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, is the only player in NFL history with more than 25 sacks and 40 interceptions.