Markus Bailey
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Markus Bailey
| image = Markus Bailey.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Bailey with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|7}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 235
| high_school = Hilliard Davidson
(Hilliard, Ohio)
| college = Purdue (2015–2019)
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 215
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
| status =
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason = 2023
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 73
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 0.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 =
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 4
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = BailMa01
}}
Markus LaJuan Bailey (born March 7, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Purdue.
College career
After playing at Hilliard Davidson High School, Bailey committed to Purdue on July 13, 2014, choosing the Boilermakers over Akron, Duke, Indiana, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia, among others,{{Cite web |title=Markus Bailey, Hilliard Davidson, Outside Linebacker |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Markus-Bailey-32367/high-school-52614/ |access-date=April 23, 2020 |website=247Sports}} although an elusive offer from Ohio State never came.
After being sidelined by a torn ACL during his true freshman season, Bailey started 13 games in each of his redshirt sophomore and junior seasons.{{Cite web |title=NFL Draft & Combine Profile – Markus Bailey |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/markus-bailey?id=32194241-4955-7328-a2e1-9433ac97ac10 |access-date=April 23, 2020 |website=NFL.com}} After his junior season, Bailey was named second-team all-Big Ten by coaches and third-team all-Big Ten by the media.{{Cite web |last=Carmin |first=Mike |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Purdue linebacker Markus Bailey updates knee surgery, prepares for NFL |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/football/2019/10/10/purdue-linebacker-markus-bailey-updates-knee-surgery-prepares-nfl/3936960002/ |access-date=April 23, 2020 |website=Journal & Courier |publisher=Gannett}} A knee injury ended Bailey's senior season after two games.{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Bill |date=April 21, 2020 |title=Hilliard Davidson grad Markus Bailey puts NFL teams at ease over knee injury |url=https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20200421/hilliard-davidson-grad-markus-bailey-puts-nfl-teams-at-ease-over-knee-injury |access-date=April 23, 2020 |website=The Columbus Dispatch}} He was named a team captain during his junior and senior seasons.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/8
| weight = 235
| bench = 15
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9 3/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Markus Bailey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/markus-bailey/32004241-4955-7328-a2e1-9433ac97ac10 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1003531&DraftYear=2020 |title=Markus Bailey College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=November 26, 2024}}
}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
Bailey was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 215th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Dave |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Reactions: Bengals take linebacker Markus Bailey of Purdue in NFL Draft seventh round |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2020/04/25/markus-bailey-bengals-select-purdue-linebacker-seventh-round/3028050001/ |access-date=April 26, 2020}} He was placed on the active/non-football injury list on July 27, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Roling, Chris |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Bengals place rookies Khalid Kareem and Markus Bailey on NFI list |work=USAToday.com |url=https://bengalswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/27/bengals-rookies-khalid-kareem-markus-bailey-nfi-list/ |access-date=July 28, 2020}} He was moved back to the active roster on August 2.{{Cite news |date=August 2, 2020 |title=Bengals' Markus Bailey: Passes physical |work=CBSSports.com |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bengals-markus-bailey-passes-physical/ |access-date=September 12, 2020}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On May 7, 2024, Bailey signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=Cardinals Sign Linebacker Markus Bailey |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-free-agent-linebacker-markus-bailey |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=AZCardinals.com |language=en-US}} He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Trim Roster To Get To 53 For Regular Season|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-trim-roster-to-get-to-53-for-2024-regular-season|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 27, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Cardinals Announce Initial Practice Squad For 2024|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-announce-initial-practice-squad-for-2024|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 28, 2024}} On November 19, the NFL suspended Bailey for 6 games after he violated the league's PED policy.{{Cite web|title=NFL Suspends Markus Bailey For 6 Games|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/nfl-suspends-markus-bailey-for-6-games|access-date=December 8, 2024|website=azcardinals.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Bailey was named all-Academic Big Ten his redshirt freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.{{Cite book |last=Brugler |first=Dane |url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/04/21144256/2020-NFL-DRAFT-FINAL-2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504081443/https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/04/21144256/2020-NFL-DRAFT-FINAL-2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2020 |title=The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide |date=April 7, 2020 |publisher=The Athletic |page=179 |access-date=April 23, 2020}}
References
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External links
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- [https://purduesports.com/sports/football/roster/markus-bailey/8180 Purdue Boilermakers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Columbus, Ohio
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players