# Boss Bailey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boss_Bailey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boss_Bailey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Bailey > Source revision: 1300889951 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = Boss bailey.jpg | caption = Bailey with the Denver Broncos in 2008 | number = 97 | position = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|14}} | birth_place = [Folkston, Georgia](/source/Folkston%2C_Georgia), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 232 | highlights = * First-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([2002](/source/2002_College_Football_All-America_Team)) * First-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) ([2002](/source/2002_All-SEC_football_team)) * Second-team All-SEC ([2001](/source/2001_All-SEC_football_team)) | high_school = [Charlton County](/source/Charlton_County_High_School)
(Folkston, Georgia) | college = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_football) | draftyear = 2003 | draftround = 2 | draftpick = 34 | pastteams = * [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2007}}) * [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2009}}) | statlabel1 = [Total tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move)) | statvalue1 = 305 | statlabel2 = [Sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack) | statvalue2 = 7.0 | statlabel3 = [Forced fumbles](/source/Fumble) | statvalue3 = 2 | statlabel4 = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble) | statvalue4 = 2 | statlabel5 = [Interceptions](/source/Interceptions) | statvalue5 = 2 | statlabel6 = [Defensive touchdowns](/source/Touchdown) | statvalue6 = 2 |pfr=BailBo20 }} '''Rodney''' "'''Boss'''" '''Bailey''' (born October 14, 1979) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was originally selected by the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) in the second round of the [2003 NFL draft](/source/2003_NFL_draft). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [the University of Georgia](/source/Georgia_Bulldogs_football). He is the brother of Hall of Fame NFL [cornerback](/source/cornerback) [Champ Bailey](/source/Champ_Bailey). ==Early life== Bailey was born in Folkston, Georgia.{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/bossbailey/2505555/profile| title= Boss Bailey |publisher= NFL Enterprises LLC |accessdate= September 6, 2012}} He received honorable mention All-America honors from [USA Today](/source/USA_Today) at [Charlton County High School](/source/Charlton_County_High_School) in [Folkston](/source/Folkston%2C_Georgia) [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). ==College career== Bailey was a three-year starter at Georgia. As a senior, he was a first-team All-SEC selection as well as a semifinalist for the [Butkus](/source/Dick_Butkus) and [Lombardi](/source/Vince_Lombardi) Awards. ==Professional career== {{nfl predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 3+1/8 | weight = 233 | dash = 4.58 | ten split = | twenty split = | shuttle = | cone drill = | vertical = 42.0 | broad ft = 11 | broad in = 3 | bench = | wonderlic = | arm span = 32+1/2 | hand span = 9+3/4 | note = All values from [NFL Combine](/source/NFL_Combine){{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=79&DraftYear=2003 |title=Boss Bailey, Georgia, OLB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=6483 |title=Boss Bailey, Combine Results, OLB - Georgia |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BailBo20.htm#all_combine |title=Boss Bailey Stats |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=August 27, 2021}} }} Bailey appeared in 58 career games (51 starts), posting 265 tackles (204 solo), seven sacks (40.5 yds.) and two [interceptions](/source/interceptions) (32 yds.). He also registered 13 pass breakups, one forced [fumble](/source/fumble), one fumble recovery and seven special-teams [tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move)) for his career. ===Detroit Lions=== He was named All-Rookie by [ESPN](/source/ESPN).com and [Football Digest](/source/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](/source/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](/source/strongside_linebacker) for Detroit. ===Denver Broncos=== On March 6, 2008, Boss signed a five-year contract worth $17.5 million that included $8 million in guarantees over the first two seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/freeagency/story?id%3D09000d5d80711686 |title=Boss Bailey signs with Broncos joins brother in Denver |website=[NFL.com](/source/NFL.com) |accessdate=May 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215947/http://www.nfl.com/freeagency/story?id=09000d5d80711686 |archivedate=May 27, 2014 }} Bailey was released on June 17, 2009.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Lindsay H. |date=2009-06-17 |title=Broncos release linebacker Boss Bailey |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/06/17/broncos-release-linebacker-boss-bailey/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}} ==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="3"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions |- ! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! PD |- ! [2003](/source/2003_NFL_season) || [DET](/source/2003_Detroit_Lions_season) | 16 || 88 || 68 || 20 || 1.5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -2 || -2 || -2 || 0 || 6 |- ! [2005](/source/2005_NFL_season) || [DET](/source/2005_Detroit_Lions_season) | 11 || 59 || 39 || 20 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 34 || 34 || 34 || 1 || 3 |- ! [2006](/source/2006_NFL_season) || [DET](/source/2006_Detroit_Lions_season) | 16 || 67 || 51 || 16 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- ! [2007](/source/2007_NFL_season) || [DET](/source/2007_Detroit_Lions_season) | 15 || 51 || 37 || 14 || 3.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- ! [2008](/source/2008_NFL_season) || [DEN](/source/2008_Denver_Broncos_season) | 6 || 40 || 31 || 9 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| Career{{cite web|title=Boss Bailey Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4492/boss-bailey|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=September 22, 2014}} || 64 || 305 || 226 || 79 || 7.0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 32 || 16 || 34 || 1 || 13 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610172005/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=7&season=10 Detroit Lions bio] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040708141354/http://georgiadogs.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bailey_boss00.html Georgia Bulldogs bio] (archived) * [https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4492/boss-bailey Player card] at [ESPN.com](/source/ESPN.com) {{Lions2003DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Boss}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:American football linebackers Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players Category:Players of American football from Charlton County, Georgia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boss Bailey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Bailey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Bailey?action=history)). 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