Patrick Bailey
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 19, 1985 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Elmendorf, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | San Antonio (TX) Alamo Heights | ||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
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Patrick Bailey (born November 19, 1985) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Against the Arizona Cardinals, Bailey won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers. He graduated in 2004 from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and played college football at Duke.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
After spending the first two games of the 2008 season on the Steelers' practice squad, Bailey was signed to the active roster on September 20 after the team waived running back Gary Russell. Bailey made a solo special teams tackle against the Philadelphia Eagles in his first NFL game, and followed that up with two solo tackles on special teams against the Baltimore Ravens. He injured his hamstring playing against the Ravens, and was listed as questionable for the week 5 game.
Bailey was waived on October 4 when the team signed practice squad defensive tackle Scott Paxson to the active roster.[1] He was re-signed to the practice squad the following day, rejoining the active roster soon after. Bailey earned the Steelers rookie of the year award for his play on special teams.[2]
He played special teams and registered a tackle in the Steelers victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009.
He was cut on September 4, 2010, during the Steelers' final roster cuts.
Tennessee Titans
On September 5, 2010, Bailey was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.
On September 1, 2014, Bailey was wavied by the Titans to clear a roster space for Quentin Groves
Personal life
Bailey and his wife Maggie live in Nashville, Tennessee and Elmendorf, Texas.[3]
References
- ↑ Steelers promote DL Paxson from practice squad
- ↑ Bouchette, Ed (18 December 2008). "Steelers Notebook: Bailey selected as team's top rookie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ "Patrick Bailey". The Official Site of the Tennessee Titans. Retrieved June 26, 2013.