Markus Bailey
| File:Markus Bailey.jpg Bailey with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | March 7, 1997 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Purdue (2015–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 7th round, 215th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Markus LaJuan Bailey (born March 7, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.
College career
[edit | edit source]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,[1] although an elusive offer from Ohio State never came.[2]
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.[3] After his junior season, Bailey was named second-team all-Big Ten by coaches and third-team all-Big Ten by the media.[4] A knee injury ended Bailey's senior season after two games.[2] He was named a team captain during his junior and senior seasons.[5]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
15 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]Bailey was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 215th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.[8] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list on July 27, 2020.[9] He was moved back to the active roster on August 2.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit | edit source]On May 7, 2024, Bailey signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[11] He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[12][13] On November 19, the NFL suspended Bailey for 6 games after he violated the league's PED policy.[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bailey was named all-Academic Big Ten his redshirt freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.[5]
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