 He played as a third-down specialist and had a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown in October at San Francisco.Barnes was waived in August 1983 at the end of training camp, and replaced with undrafted free agent Bill Bates.On January 14, 1984, he signed with the Oakland Invaders of the USFL, reuniting with John Ralston, his former head coach at Stanford, but was released before the season started.