Dan Bailey
 Bailey 2015 |
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| Minnesota Vikings - No. 5 | |
| Kicker | |
| Date of birth: January 26, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Oklahoma City , Oklahoma | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 88 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career | |
| College : Oklahoma State | |
| Not drafted in 2011 | |
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| Current status: active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Field goals | 234/268 |
| Field Goal% | 87.3 |
| Long field goal | 56 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Dan Bailey (* 26 January 1988 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the Kickers , currently for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League plays (NFL).
college
The University of Arkansas initially agreed to a sports scholarship for Bailey, but withdrew the offer after he was unable to assert himself as a starting kicker on their team . He then left the university and took a year off. The following season he came to Oklahoma State University and played from 2007 to 2010 for their team, the Cowboys, college football , scoring 57 field goals in 72 attempts and 199 extra points in 201 attempts. In 2010 he was awarded the prestigious Lou Groza Award for best college kicker .
NFL
Despite his good performance, Bailey was not considered in the 2011 NFL Draft , but was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in the summer and was able to prevail against four other kickers in preparation. Already in his rookie season he drew attention to himself with outstanding performances and was able to set the first franchise records. He scored 32 field goals in 37 attempts and converted all 39 extra point attempts.
He also played at a high level in the following seasons and was a sure scorer for the Cowboys. The team therefore tied him long-term and in 2014 they agreed on a seven-year contract for 22.5 million US dollars , with a guaranteed 7.5 million.
In 2015 he was elected team captain of the Special Teams by his colleagues and was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time .
As part of the final squad reduction to 53 players before the start of the 2018 regular season , he was dismissed.
On September 18, 2018, Bailey was signed by the Minnesota Vikings to replace kicker Daniel Carlson , who had been sacked the day before .
Web links
- Profile at Dallas Cowboys (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ College statistics at sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016
- ↑ Report on dallascowboys.com from April 16, 2012. Accessed on January 19, 2016
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from January 23, 2014. Accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Charean Williams: Cowboys elect five captains for the 2015 season. September 11, 2015, accessed on May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Cuts tracker: NFL teams finalizing 53-player rosters. September 1, 2018, accessed September 1, 2018 .
- ^ Vikings Sign K Dan Bailey and Waive WR Stacy Coley. In: vikings.com. September 18, 2018, accessed September 19, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bailey, Dan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States |