Champ Bailey
FameRank: 6

"NFL Records"

* Pro Bowl selections by a Defensive Back (12)

* Career Pro Bowl interceptions (4)

* Youngest player to intercept 3 passes in a single game

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"Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr." (born June 22, 1978) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Georgia and earned consensus All-American honors. Bailey was drafted in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. In 2004, he was traded to the Denver Broncos, who released him in early 2014 following Super Bowl XLVIII. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints shortly after, but was released before the start of the regular season. Bailey was selected to 12 Pro Bowls in his career, the most for any cornerback.

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I'm not going to shy away from speaking my mind, ... I felt like I was kicking (expletive). So, I just said it.

The way it felt then, I thought my leg was going to fall apart, ... I'm fine now.

I'm doing my job, doing it well. I'm going to keep doing it, and I'm going to talk about it.

They're playing a little different. They're not playing as hard.

I'm sure they will. We'll be in their backyard and they'll forget what I said. Everybody said it. And I'm not going to shy away from speaking my mind. I mean, I felt like I was kicking their (butt) so I just said it. . . . I say that about everybody. If I'm doing my job and doing it well, then I'm going to talk about it.

I don't know the complete diagnosis. I just know I didn't tear anything, and that was the best news possible.

Look at his quotes. He did say they should have played harder.

I've never had a year like this, ... This is the first time I've had to overcome this many at one time.

The way they played up there in Kansas City, it ain't the same, though.