Patrick Bailey
No. 46, 55, 57
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-19) November 19, 1985
Elmendorf, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:San Antonio (TX) Alamo Heights
College:Duke
Undrafted:2008
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:71
Player stats at NFL.com

Patrick Bailey (born November 19, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2008 by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Against the Arizona Cardinals, Bailey won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers. He also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Early life

He graduated in 2004 from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. He 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. 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.

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.

Tennessee Titans

On September 5, 2010, Bailey was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans. On September 1, 2014, Bailey was waived by the Titans.

Personal life

Bailey and his wife Maggie live in Nashville, Tennessee, and Elmendorf, Texas.[3] As of 2017 he worked for Asurion in a strategic pricing role.[4]

References

  1. Steelers promote DL Paxson from practice squad
  2. Bouchette, Ed (18 December 2008). "Steelers Notebook: Bailey selected as team's top rookie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  3. "tanner dover". The Official Site of the Tennessee Titans. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. "Exclusive with Steelers Linebacker Patrick Bailey, 2008-2009". steelerstakeaways.com/. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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