Boss Bailey
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| Denver Broncos — No. 97 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: October 14, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Folkston, Georgia | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2003 for the Detroit Lions | |
| Career history | |
| College: Georgia | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
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.
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[edit] Early years
He received honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today at Charlton County High School in Folkston, Ga.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Career statistics
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tack | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | Pass Def. | |
| 2003 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 88 | 77 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 12 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 12 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 58 | 51 | 265 | 204 | 61 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 13 | ||
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