Boss Bailey

Boss Bailey

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=Denver Broncos
currentnumber=97
currentpositionplain=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|10|14
birthplace=Folkston, Georgia
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=235
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Detroit Lions
highlights=
* 2003 All Rookie (ESPN and Football Digest)
college=Georgia
draftyear=2003
draftround=2
draftpick=34
pastteams=
* Detroit Lions (2003-2007)
* Denver Broncos (2008-present)
nfl=BAI578256

Rodney "Boss" Bailey (born October 14, 1979 in Folkston, Georgia) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.

He is the younger brother of Broncos cornerback and teammate Champ Bailey.

Early years

He received honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today at Charlton County High School in Folkston, Ga.

College career

A first-team All-SEC selection as well as a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi Awards as a senior, Bailey was a three-year starter at Georgia.

Professional career

Bailey has appeared in 58 career games (51 starts), posting 265 tackles (204 solo), seven sacks (40.5 yds.) and two interceptions (32 yds.). He also has registered 13 pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and seven special-teams tackles for his career.

Detroit Lions

He was named All-Rookie by ESPN.com and Football Digest with Detroit in 2003 when he set a career high with 88 tackles (77 solo) as a 16-game starter. After missing the 2004 season with a knee injury, Bailey started all 11 games played in 2005 and had 58 tackles, one sack and one interception, which he returned 34 yards for a touchdown. He started eight games at strongside linebacker and four contests at middle linebacker for the Lions in 2006, appearing in all 16 games and totaling 67 tackles (51 solo) with one sack that year. In 2007, Bailey posted a career-high 3.5 sacks (16.0 yds.) while adding 51 tackles (37 solo), two pass breakups and one forced fumble in 15 games (12 starts) at strongside linebacker for Detroit.

Denver Broncos

On March 6, 2008, Boss signed a five-year contract worth $17.5 million that includes $8 million in guarantees over the first two seasons. Performance in the last two years of the deal could make the total package worth $20.5 million.

The Baileys will be the third pair of brothers to play for the Broncos, and will join Dave and Doug Widell (1990-92) and Eldon and William Danenhauer (1960) as the only brothers to play for the franchise at the same time.

Career statistics

[ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=4492 ESPN - Boss Bailey Stats, News, Photos - Denver Broncos - NFL Football] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=8525 Denver Broncos bio]
* [http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=7&season=10 Detroit Lions bio]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4492 Player card] at ESPN.com


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