Boss Bailey
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"Rodney "Boss" Bailey" is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Bulldogs football/the University of Georgia. He is the brother of former NFL cornerback Champ Bailey.

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We were just one game away.

You could tell at first that he didn't know what his role was going to be when he got here. But once he got going and realized that guys were looking at him for leadership, he started presenting that in practice.

This organization is run differently. There's a lot of stability. I had four or five coaches and coordinators [in Washington], and they tried to make it better. But here, everyone's been here forever. I like it more.

Shoot, everybody's rusty, ... It's the first preseason game. You can look at the whole team and tell it's the first game. We've all got to get better.

I had high expectations for myself, and the team did also.

It really hurts to lose. Everybody on this team was fighting to get a 'W' to end this streak.

Whether it's a great play or not, you've still got to catch it. He's not going to put a lot up [for grabs] like that. You've got to jump on it while you can.

We're still playing. I don't care how you get it. As long as you win, I don't care how pretty it is.

Since I'm covering the tight end a lot, I wanted to talk to him about what tight ends are thinking.