He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft after playing college football for Auburn.
Barlow was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft, but did not play in a game for the team during his rookie season.
Barlow re-signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year contract on June 21, 1994, before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
He played for one season in the Arena Football League in 1999, for the Nashville Kats and the Grand Rapids Rampage.
[3][4] After his playing career ended, Barlow was an assistant football and track & field coach at Southside High School in Atlanta, Georgia from 2000–2001.