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Former Alabama safety Mark Barron signs a one-year contract for the Denver Broncos

He will spend his ninth NFL season with the Denver Broncos.

A former safety at the University of Alabama, Mark Barron made the move to weakside linebacker in 2015 as a member of the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. After having some success with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rams, the former first-round pick of the 2012 NFL Draft, spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He mentored Minkah Fitzpatrick, another former Crimson Tide standout, and finished with 82 total tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, three pass breakups and one interception. Barron was released from the Steelers on March 16, but the Mobile (Ala.