46 PATRICK BAILEY

PRO: Signed as a rookie free agent by the Steelers on April 28, 2007.

COLLEGE: Played in 36 career games for Duke with 26 starts…finished his career with 191 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and four forced fumbles…played in a college system similar to the defensive scheme used by the Steelers. 2007: Played and started in six games for Duke…suffered a season-ending knee injury against Wake Forest…finished the season with 37 tackles (21 solos), seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble and four QB hurries…recorded a career-high 12 tackles at Northwestern…notched two sacks at Miami. 2006: Started all 12 games...received Duke’s co-Most Outstanding Defensive Player honors along with Michael Tauiliili...finished third on the team in tackles with 77...led Duke in sacks (3.5) and quarterback pressures (5) while ranking second in tackles for loss (12.5)...ranked tied for sixth in the ACC with his 1.04 tackles for loss per game average…averaged 6.4 tackles per game to rank tied for 15th in the league...finished with 10 tackles at Boston College...had nine stops versus both Wake Forest and Miami...posted at least one tackle for loss in 10-of-12 contests...returned the first interception of his career 21 yards for a touchdown in the regular-season finale against North Carolina...played 708 total snaps including a season-high 76 versus Boston College...Academic All-District and Academic All-ACC selection. 2005: Started the first eight games at linebacker before suffering a season-ending foot injury against Florida State...finished fourth on the team with 52 total tackles...added two tackles for loss and three caused fumbles...caused fumble total ranked tied for fourth in the ACC...recorded 10 stops at East Carolina, and added two forced fumbles against the Pirates...had five or more tackles in seven games...at Virginia, logged seven tackles with two behind the line of scrimmage, including one sack...had eight tackles at Miami...played a total of 499 snaps including a career-best 84 against Georgia Tech...also topped the 70-play barrier versus Virginia Tech (76) and Miami (71)...named to the ACC All-Academic Team. 2004: Saw action in 10 games...did not play versus The Citadel...finished the year with 25 tackles and three tackles for loss...had a season-high six tackles in the season finale versus North Carolina...recorded five stops against Florida State...on the field for a total of 373 plays including a single-game high of 61 versus North Carolina.

 PERSONAL: Two-year letterman under coach Don Byrd at Alamo Heights...helped Alamo Heights to a 13-2 record in 2003, advancing to the state playoff semifinals...earned first team all-district honors as a tight end, defensive end and punter...all-city and honorable mention all-state honoree as a defensive end...finalist for city defensive player of the year...as a senior, recorded 126 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and six sacks while catching 26 passes for three touchdowns...also competed in track and field...member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society…son of Mickey and Linda Bailey.