Michael Bailey (Canadian football)

Michael Bailey

Profile
Positions	Offensive lineman  • Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-11) October 11, 1982 (age 42) Brampton, Ontario
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	276 lb (125 kg)
Career information
University	Mount Allison Mounties
Career history
2006–2007	Toronto Argonauts*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Michael Bailey (born October 11, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Early years

In September 2002, he enrolled at Mount Allison University, studying English while playing for both the Mount Allison Mounties football and basketball teams. In 2003, he was named an Atlantic University Sport All-Star and named the Mounties most improved player, recording 36 tackles in 8 games. In 2005, he was selected to compete in the CIS football East West Bowl. ^[1]

Professional career

Bailey attended the 2006 CFL Evaluation Camp and, though he went undrafted in the 2006 CFL draft, his performance was impressive ^{[2] [3] [4]} enough that he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent on May 12, 2006, ^[5] and dressed in both pre-season games versus Hamilton as a backup offensive lineman, backup defensive tackle, and played on special teams. He was assigned to the practice roster at the beginning of the regular season, where he remained until he returned for his final season at Mount Allison on July 29. ^[1]

He re-signed with the Argonauts on January 3, 2007 but was released at the end of training camp on June 23, 2007. ^{[1] [6] [7]}

References

1. "Argos sign Brampton's Michael Bailey". The Brampton News. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
2. "Evaluation Camp numbers". CFL.ca. March 26, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
3. "Coaches' comments on their players attending CFL Evaluation Camp". CFL.ca. March 23, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
4. Forde, Duane (April 16, 2006). "CFL Canadian Draft rankings". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
5. "Signed non-import OT Michael Bailey". Canadian Football League. May 12, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
6. "CFL rosters cut down to size". Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
7. "Argonauts trim roster". CFL.ca. June 23, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2009.