Champ Bailey

Champ Bailey
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Bailey with the Denver Broncos in 2010
No. 24
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1978-06-22) June 22, 1978 (age 46)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Charlton County
(Folkston, Georgia)
College:Georgia (1996–1998)
NFL draft:1999 / round: 1 / pick: 7
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most pass deflections: 203
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:931
Interceptions:52
Interception yards:464
Pass deflections:203
Forced fumbles:7
Fumble recoveries:6
Sacks:3
Total touchdowns:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr. (born June 22, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft.

In 2004, Bailey was traded to the Denver Broncos, where he played for ten seasons until he was released in early 2014, following the Broncos Super Bowl XLVIII loss. Bailey signed with the New Orleans Saints shortly afterward but was released before the start of the regular season. In October 2014, Bailey announced his retirement from the NFL after 15 seasons. He was selected to 12 Pro Bowls in his career, the most ever for a cornerback. He holds the current NFL record for most passes defended, with 203. In 2019, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Bailey is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.[1]

  1. ^ Ledbetter, D. Orlando (August 1, 2019). "Long way from Folkston to Canton, Ohio for Champ Bailey". ajc. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2021.