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Rodney Bailey

{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| position = Defensive end

| number = 94, 95, 93, 91

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|7}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 305

| draftyear = 2001

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 181

| college = Ohio State

| teams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 106

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 9.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 1

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 2

| pfr = BailRo21

}}

Rodney Dwayne Bailey (born October 7, 1979) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He is a graduate of Ohio State University and completed his degree in only 3.5 years.

Early life

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey attended St. Edward High School in nearby Lakewood, Ohio and was a letterman in football. He trucked Marty Mordarski in a memorable game against Padua. In football, he was named the Cleveland Division I Player of the Year by The Plain Dealer, and was a first-team Division I Associated All-State pick. In addition, he was named the Cleveland Touchdown Club player of the year and was named to numerous high school All-American teams. He graduated from St. Edward in 1997.

College career

Entering Ohio State, Bailey was listed as one of the top 40 high school recruits in United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-ozone.net/recruiting/rcom97.htm|access-date=August 7, 2007|title=Recruiting Commitments|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006120037/http://www.the-ozone.net/recruiting/rcom97.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2007}} Bailey started as a true freshman and started 34 games in total. His senior year, Bailey was named a co-captain, named an all-Big Ten selection{{cite web|url=http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2000/00allbigten.htm|access-date=August 7, 2007|title=2000 All Big Ten Teams|archive-date=August 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821063437/http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2000/00allbigten.htm|url-status=dead}} and was honored as team defensive player of the year.

Professional career

=2001=

• Drafted in the 6th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

• Played all 16 games with one start.

• Recorded 12 tackles (11 solo) and 2 sacks.

=2002=

• Played all 16 games and 2 postseason games for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

• Recorded 18 tackles (15 solo), 5.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery.

=2003=

• Played all 16 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

• Recorded 9 tackles (6 solo) and 2 sacks.

=2004=

• Signed to the New England Patriots.

• Spent season on injured reserve.

• Earned a championship ring as a member of the winning team for Super Bowl XXXVIII.

=2005=

• Signed September 14 to the Seattle Seahawks and played 8 games.

• Recorded 13 tackles (8 solos) and 2 forced fumbles.

=2006=

• Played in 12 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

• Played in 50th game as a member of the Steelers.

=2007=

• Signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

• Listed on depth chart as defensive tackle, a change from his usual position of defensive end.

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001PIT

| 16 || 1 || 26 || 14 || 12 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2002PIT

| 16 || 0 || 30 || 21 || 9 || 5.5 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

2003PIT

| 16 || 0 || 10 || 7 || 3 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2005SEA

| 8 || 0 || 15 || 9 || 6 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

2006PIT

| 12 || 0 || 9 || 3 || 6 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2007ARI

| 16 || 0 || 16 || 11 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|84110665419.520000041200

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001PIT

| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2002PIT

| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2005SEA

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|401010.00000000000

After football

In 2009, St. Edward announced that Bailey would be inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |url=http://alumni.sehs.net/news/28512/Athletics-2009-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-Announced.htm |title=2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - St. Edward High School |access-date=September 6, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724060613/http://alumni.sehs.net/news/28512/Athletics-2009-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-Announced.htm |url-status=dead }}

References

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{{Steelers2001DraftPicks}}

{{Super Bowl XXXIX}}

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Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football defensive ends

Category:American football defensive tackles

Category:Arizona Cardinals players

Category:New England Patriots players

Category:Players of American football from Cleveland

Category:St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) alumni

Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players

Category:Seattle Seahawks players

Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players