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Shaquil Barrett is keepin’ his phone within reach … telling TMZ Sports if an NFL team calls about a comeback — he’ll be ready to answer!!
The 32-year-old said this week he’s not closing the door on his football career … insisting he “can give it one more good year.”
It’s been a while, of course, since Barrett’s logged significant snaps — the last time he played in multiple games in a season was 2023 — but he’s adamant he can still help a pass rush-needy franchise somewhere.
“I know for a fact that if any team was to pick me up,” the 32-year-old said, “and for the price they’re going to be paying me, they’re going to be so happy with their investment.”
The free agent tells us he’s refocused, training hard … and is ready to come to an org and work like a rookie all over again.
Barrett was one of the best defenders in the league for a while — and his 2019 season with the Buccaneers was one of the greatest in NFL history. He set several Tampa Bay records — including most sacks in a season (19.5), most sacks in a game (4), and tied for the most forced fumbles in a game (2).
“Whoever gets me will be smart to get me,” Barrett said. “I ain’t close the door on it yet.”
However, that doesn’t mean the two-time Super Bowl champ is going to wait forever. Barrett is, after all, a family man with five kids — including his youngest, Amaiah Marie, who recently went viral with her dad.
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His wife, Jordanna, shared a video on her Instagram this week that showed Barrett dodging the newborn’s poop during a diaper change.