David Bailey’s breakout was everything the Jets expected: ‘No fanciness to him’

The game ended a few minutes earlier and Aaron Glenn, after addressing his Jets players inside the home locker room following their gritty 17-12 win over the Browns on Sunday, was now at the podium for his postgame news conference. 

One of the first questions to Glenn, naturally, was about David Bailey, the Jets rookie linebacker who was drafted with the second overall pick in April. 

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Bailey was fresh off the first true breakout performance of his young career, producing three sacks, four quarterback hits, nine pressures and a team-high seven tackles. 

The question went something like this: “How did you think David Bailey played?”