Boss Bailey is a Bronco, officially. The team announced at 3:36 p.m. MST on Thursday that the team had signed the unrestricted free agent linebacker — and younger brother of All-Pro cornerback Champ Bailey.
NFL.com first reported that the Broncos had agreed to terms with Boss Bailey on Thursday afternoon.
Boss Bailey has traversed one of the more inspirational paths in recent NFL annals. He overcame two torn knee ligaments just to make it into pro football; he tore a left-knee ligament in high school and one in his right knee during his time at the University of Georgia. He also missed the entire 2004 season with torn meniscus in his right knee, but recovered fully.
He amassed 118 tackles in the last two seasons for the Detroit Lions while only missing one game in that time.
The signing makes the Baileys the third set of siblings concurrently on a Broncos roster, following in the footsteps of Eldon and William Danenhauer — together for four games in 1960 — and Doug and Dave Widell, who shared a locker room from 1990-92.
While William Danenhauer only had a four-game stint, Eldon played six seasons and was an All-American Football League selection. The Widells’ careers had less divergent trajectories; Doug was also with the Broncos in 1989, while Dave remained with the club in 1993 and 1994.
Albert and Paul Carmichael were both on the Broncos during their formative years, but their tenures were four seasons apart; Albert was with the team in 1960 and 1961, while Paul played three games in 1965. Both were halfbacks.
Discuss below, and until next time, vaya con Dios.
Tags: Boss Bailey, Champ Bailey, Free Agency
Now that we have Boss, let’s get Spikes so we don’t have to spend a draft pick on defense and we can draft a WR. Our free agent pickups aren’t that motivating.
Imagine. Boss Bailey on one side, Spikes on the other, and DJ Williams in the middle. Scaryyyyyyyyyyyy.
Broncoboy your right on a technicallity, most of the players that played DE’s in college will not be drafted with teams intending on playing them with thier hands down in the pros theyll be makin the move to OLB.
And about the DT’s glenn and ellis are the surest things in the draft, but they still have holes in their game; when ellis plays undisiplined he dosnt have the talent to make up for it. but is outstanding other wise, and of course dorsey has durability concerns, but I hope 15 other teams (i like the idea of us trading down) think his durability will be an issue and pass on him. and the other DT prospects werent overlly dominant, and picking one of them on the first day would be a reach unless for some reason thier comin off the board fast.
And I dont think kenny phillips is worth a first round pick, he would have a limited impact on the field. he wont be playing in the box thats where Lynch will be, and with our “improvements” at LB we dont need him to cover tight ends or backs and foxworth is good enough in the nickle package so thats definetly a position that can wait till next year, or even in rookie free agency.
And i think RB has to be adressed you can count on henry, and you dont know how long he’s gonna last. And selvin is a good and could be a great back up but i think charles will give us those long break away runs that clinton portis used to make a routine thing.
and i totally agree less grahm more tony this will be his third year, the year most TE’s come into their own so i think he makes grahm expindable and we either trade or cut him before the season starts
And i think we have two picks in the 5th round. and we traded our 3rd and 4th away
yeah
just for anyone who wants to know this, this is the Broncos draft picks:
12th pick – first round
42nd pick – second round
104th pick – fourth round
115th pick – fourth round
130th pick – fifth round
140th pick – fifth round
and then 2 7th round picks
I would like Denver to sign Spikes. Someone would just need to smack him upside the head to he knows how good he is and not waste cap room. then we could draft Kenny Philips or someone else in the first round. looks like free agency might help a lot after all. thank you denver for doing something.
We do not need spikes. I believe that he would be another adams. Big waste of a lot of money. Lets take a look at Eugene Wilson from the Pats. Then we don’t have to worry about the secondary at all on draft day or otherwise.
Scheffler needs to show improvement as a blocker before we automatically give him all of graham’s playing time. Denver will be a team built around the run as long as shanahan is here, and we need TEs and WRs who are good blockers……I like Scheffler, but I also think Graham is underappreciated. He didn’t get many catches this year, but it’s not his fault that he had to stay in as a blocker on most of the plays, to try to give JC and our backs more protection..
Graham is one hell of a blocker. Maybe he would be good on special teams…
Boss will be pretty good. but every one knows that we need a DT because last season it was easy for teams to control the game. because we couldnt stop the run.
Good call WA. Graham would be a monster on special teams.
JUst saw on NFL Network that Elam is seariously talking to the Chiefs. Wake up Shanny. The Broncos won 7 gamers last year. Elam was responsible to 4 of them. Three milklion a year, maybe a bit high, but there’s no one avialble that even starts to be Jasons equal.
BroncoBoy2012,
Don’t the Broncos still have the 6th round pick? Jimmy Kennedy didn’t make the roster. Wasn’t the trade contingent on him making the team?
thanks for the list broncoboy
here goes another mock draft
Round 1 Brandon albert.
Round 2 jamaal charles, RB
Round 4 Frank okam, DT
round 4 Cliff avril if he’s there, or Shawn Crable, OLB/DE
Roun 5 Keenan burton, WR/KR.
Round 5 Marcus Howard, OLB/DE
Round 7 Tony hills, OT
Round 7 DeMario Pressley, DT
Rookie free agent pick ups:Kendal langford DT, hampton. Wallace Gillberry DE, Alabama. Dexter jackson WR/KR app st.
No, we do not have a sixth round pick. St. Louis has it. At any rate, about Elam. I wish that we ccould resign him, but if we can’t, it is not the end of the world. He is not the end-all-be-all. Sorry to break it to you, but there are lots of kickers out there that are good. Lets be real. There are over 120 NCAA schools that have kickers. Lets say that 1/4 graduate each year. That makes over 30 kickers a year that are trying to vye for a roster spot on one of 32 teams. A spot that it is not uncommon to see a 35 year old in. I am SURE that there are other kickers out there that can kick a 50 yrd field goal 80% of the time.
Not too bad MC, but 12 is too high for Albert, the most drafts have him late first or early 2nd, and our GM might think thst id too much of a reach with the available talent pool still on the board. I also think that Jackson will not last past round 4. Small school or not, believe me, he is on everyones radar. The only question is what team makes him their “value” pick first?
Here are my picks. Let me start by saying I woul dlove to pick Mendenhal or Conners but….
1)Ryan Clady OT Boise ST
2)Trvvor Laws DT Notre Dame
4)Mike McGlynn OG Pittsburgh
4)Marcus Griffen FS Texas
5)Owen Schmitt FB West Virginia
5)Dexter Jackson WR App ST (if avail) or
Justin Forett RB California
7)Davonne Bess WR Hawaii
I think if the broncos draft any offensive lineman in the first round it should be Ryan Clady, OT from Boise State. I think the Broncos should address tackle before guard so Jay Cutler doesn’t get nailed from behind.
I agree with a lot of you about us seriously needing a DT. That should be our #1 priority. But a lot of you don’t mention anything about an RB. Now Henry is a great starting RB when healthy. But him being healthy comes few and far between. I think that we should consider mendanhall or stewart. Probably stewart. Because he is not picked to high on anyone’s mock drafts. we could trade down and get more picks in the draft and still get stewart. And WA what is this about college kickers making 50 yard feild goals 80% of the time. That’s ridiculous, there are many kickers in today’s NFL that don’t have that good of a percentage from that distance. Now I’m not saying that we absolutly need to resign Elam. But come on.
And I’m not to sure that we are set at LB. I mean before we picked up nikko, I had never heard of him before, and signing TKO would just be a waste of cap space. I can’t remember the last he played 16 games in a season. He is one the most injury prone LB there is still playing. If we were to sign him then we shouldn’t give him more than 2 or 3 mill a year.
If he is still available we should take a look at roosevelt colvin. he was always pretty good in NE. Now I’m not sure if he is available but it couldn’t hurt if he is.
You are right 50 yard feild goals 80% of the time is a bit much, but I was trying to make the point that there are a lot of good, unworking kickers out there. Like the kid that auditioned for us last year. I do not recall his name, but if I remember correctly he was not bad at all. Running back is not a pressing need. If nothing else we can rotate the three we have and still get the job done this year. We need to continue to establish a core of good young players on both sides of the line. Point in case is Barry Sanders. He was great. Both O and D line sucked. Correct me if I am wrong, but his team did NOTHING. It all starts and ends in the trenches.
For the people that think DJ should move back to the weakside I can only say this; if DJ is moved to the weakside then the Broncos should draft Curtis Lofton in the 2nd round or someone really good
saying that I still stick with my theory of keeping DJ in the middle and getting Keith Rivers to fill in the weakside and Pat Sims in the 2nd round
this would be my starting defense if all goes as I plan:
John Lynch Dominique Barber (5th round)
Roosevelt Colvin/ DJ Boss
Keith Rivers (1st round)
Dre Champ
Elvis Pat Sims Marcus Jarvis/Tim
(2nd round)
whoa that looks messed up… let me make it easier
FS- John Lynch
SS- Dominique Barber (draft 5th round)
WLB- Roosevelt Colvin/ Keith River (draft 1st round)
MLB- D.J. Williams
SLB- Boss Bailey
CB 1- Champ Bailey
CB 2- Dre Bly
DE 1- Elvis Dumervil
DT 1- Marcus Thomas
DT 2- Pat Sims (draft 2nd round)
DE 2- Jarvis Moss/ Tim Crowder
at SS Marcus Griffin not Dominique Barber; Dominique Barber could get picked up in the 7th round or college free agency
here is my draft:
1st -Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
2nd – Pat Sims, DT, Auburn
4th (1) – Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
4th (2) – Jeremy Zuttah, OT, Rutgers
5th (1) – David Roach, S, TCU
5th (2) – Letroy Guion, DT, Florida State
7th (1) – Jayson Foster, WR/KR, Georgia Souther
7th (2) – Robert Killebrew, OLB, Texas
and here is my college free agency
Joe Fields, S, Syracuse
Arman Shields, WR, Richmond
Keith Schologan, DT, Central Florida
Marcus Griffin is slow and not very strong. Dominique Barber will be drafted by someone else in the 6th round.
we signed mccree and manuel at safety, woo hoo!
who is takeo spikes?
We now have the secondary square. We need to focus on the 0 line. And there is no way that we start 4 3rd year less d linemen.
Everyone is so excited about Boss and rightfully so, but who do you think is sitting in the corner smilling ear to ear? Thats right, DJ Williams. He is going to be an animal this year, joining elite names such as LT, the real LT that is, and theRay Lewis’s.That’s just my opinon.Also let’s not forget about Selvin Young. Look’s to me he has all the traits of someone we here call TD. But that’s just my opinon.
damon011, Takeo Spikes is the former MLB of the Eagles last year and the Bills in previous years. He was a monster back then but then he started getting injured very frequently and is the biggest gamble at the MLB spot in my opinion.
#27hitsokoye, we would not be starting 4 3rd year less D Lineman, unless I’m mistaken we resigned ebenezar ekuban, and we have elvis dumerville, who is emerging as one the best in league over the last couple years. I still think our most pressing need is DT. We have no DT that even compares with most of them out there and that need alone is the main reason we did absolutely nothing last year. Now by signing Mcree and Manuel that definately gives us something to look forward to this next year.
Now WA your right RB isn’t our most pressing need but is a need as far as I’m concerned. We have one great when healthy RB in Henry and two decent RB’s in Young and Hall. But I really don’t think that we can count on them for too much. I mean everyone saw how big of an impact Adrian Peterson had in Minnesota last year, now I’m not saying that any RB in this year’s draft is as good he is. But there are a couple who would make teams scared of the Broncos running game again.
That is true 2Bailey4, but this is such a deep draft for backs, I do not think that we should use a first round pick on one. Especially when there are more pressing needs and supr good talent to fill them.
I completely understand what your saying however this draft is not so deep for DT. We would more than likely have to trade up just to get someone who could help us out this next year such as Ellis or Dorsey. After those two the talent drops off quite a bit. I’m just saying that if we were to go after Stewart(RB Oregon) that we might even be able to trade down and get a few more picks and still be able to get him. Rather than trading up and getting one those two and losing even more.
The post about 4 DLs that are 4 years or newer was in reply to BroncoBoy’s post about his proposed starters. We need Eb on the DE and Elvis. Thomas and Moss can fill the middle. It is still a VERY young D line, however and the LBs and Safetys are going to have their hands full. We have had so much success in late or even undrafted picks (Smith, Sharpe,… um… T.D.!!!) that we do not need to go for the best position player available. We need to take the best OL and then DL available with our picks. Then WR and so on. The Bronco’s orginazation has the best scouts and we know where the talent is.
I would like to say thank you to all of the members of this blog for giving their 2 cents. It makes us all think and this is EXACTLY what we need from fans during the off season.
THANK YOU!!!
this is all great for our defense , what about the offensive line? Jay Cutler is going to get killed, if our runing game don’t get back on track, and we dont get some solid lineman on our team, i’m very worried about our offense, we have Brandon stokley, best slot receiver in the game, Brandon Marshall breeak-out yr. last year, but who will sart opposite of Brandon Marshall ? and do we really want to put all our faith in Selvin Yoiung to carry our run game?? I just fill like we are one dimensional n the offense and cannot protect the QB, so hopefully they address some of those issues instead of just the d-line or are we just buildongfor the next season ???
How about boss bailey hes going to do really good this year maybe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BRONCOS DID BAD THIS YEAR MAYBE NEXT YEAR. FOR THE DRAFT I WANT A WIDE RECIVER AND A RUNNINGBACK.WHAT I WANT FOR THE BRONCOS FOR THE DRAFT IS DARREN MCFADDEN THE RUNNINGBACK AND FOR RECIVER IS DEVIN THOMAS.HEW THE BRONCOS SHOULD TRY TO GET DARREL JAKSON. BRANDON MARSHALL SHOULD DO REALLY REALLY. AND JOVON WALKER WAS NOT GOOD AT ALL.HE THINKS HE IS BUT NO.
WABRONCO IS THE ONLY SANE PERSON IN THIS ROOM DJ HAD AN OK OR WORSE YEAR AT MLB LET ME THINK SPECTACTULAR YEAR AT WEAKSIDE OK OR WORSE YEAR AT MIDDLE IM GONNA LET YOU DECIDE.