Editing Champ Bailey (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2021}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Champ Bailey
| image       = Champ Bailey 2010.JPG
| alt         =
| caption     = Bailey with the Denver Broncos in 2010
| number      = 24
| position    = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Campbell, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lb   = 192
| high_school = [[Charlton County High School|Charlton County]] <br> ([[Folkston, Georgia]])
| college     = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (1996–1998)
| draftyear   = 1999
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 7
| pastteams   = * [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1999|2003}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2004|2013}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
| highlights  = * 3× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]]–[[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]])
* 4× Second-team All-Pro ([[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]], [[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]], [[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]], [[2012 All-Pro Team|2012]])
* 12× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]]–[[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]], [[2010 Pro Bowl|2009]]–[[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]])
* [[List of NFL annual interceptions leaders|NFL interceptions leader]] (2006)
* [[National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team|NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1999|1999]])
* [[Washington Commanders#90 Greatest|Washington Commanders 90 Greatest]]
* [[Denver Broncos#50th Anniversary Team|Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[Denver Broncos Ring of Fame]]
* [[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]] (1998)
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1998 College Football All-America Team|1998]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1997 All-SEC football team|1997]], [[1998 All-SEC football team|1998]])
; NFL record
* Most pass deflections: 203
| statlabel1  = Total [[Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football|tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 931
| statlabel2  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue2  = 52
| statlabel3  = Interception yards
| statvalue3  = 464
| statlabel4  = [[Pass deflected|Pass deflections]]
| statvalue4  = 203
| statlabel5  = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue5  = 7
| statlabel6  = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue6  = 6
| statlabel7  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue7  = 3
| statlabel8  = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue8  = 5
| pfr         = BailCh00
| HOF         = champ-bailey
| CollegeHOF  = 2481 
}}

'''Roland''' "'''Champ'''" '''Bailey Jr.''' (born June 22, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia Bulldogs]], where he earned consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors, and was selected by the [[Washington Redskins]] in the first round of the [[1999 NFL draft]].

In 2004, Bailey was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]], where he played for ten seasons until he was released in early 2014, following the Broncos [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] loss. Bailey signed with the [[New Orleans Saints]] shortly afterward but was released before the start of the regular season. In October 2014, Bailey announced his retirement from the NFL after 15 seasons. He was selected to 12 [[Pro Bowl]]s in his career, the most ever for a cornerback. He holds the current NFL record for most passes defended, with 203. In 2019, he was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in his first year of eligibility. Bailey is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks in NFL history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Ledbetter|first=D. Orlando|date=2019-08-01|title=Long way from Folkston to Canton, Ohio for Champ Bailey|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/long-way-from-folkston-canton-ohio-for-champ-bailey/D4pbVG0brNseebJaKTZmqL/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-05|website=ajc|language=English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802140614/https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/long-way-from-folkston-canton-ohio-for-champ-bailey/D4pbVG0brNseebJaKTZmqL/ |archive-date=August 2, 2019 }}</ref>