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Markus Bailey

American football player (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Markus Bailey
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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.

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College career

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]

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Professional career

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Cincinnati Bengals

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

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]

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Personal life

Bailey was named all-Academic Big Ten his redshirt freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.[5]

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