Champ Bailey
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.
Bailey with the Broncos in 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 22, 1978 Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Charlton County (Folkston, Georgia) | ||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (1996–1998) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
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 by 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 one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history and "the top cornerback of his era".