The_Philster
04-26-2003, 05:02 AM
ATLANTA (April 25, 2003 6:25 p.m. EDT) - When Boss Bailey was in junior high school, he had trouble standing up straight. Concerned, his mother carted him to the health clinic in their tiny Georgia town.
"He had all these tests done, bone scans, and they all came back real good," Elaine Bailey remembered. "Turns out, he was just growing. He started shooting up out of nowhere."
The youngest of three football-playing brothers, Boss didn't stop growing until he reached 6-foot-3, 233 pounds - much bigger than older siblings Ronald and Champ.
But as he grew, Boss didn't get any slower. Last month, he ran 40 yards in 4.35 seconds, putting him in the same range at Charles Rogers, expected to be the top receiver - that's right, RECEIVER! - taken in Saturday's NFL draft....more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/868063p-6060258c.html)
"He had all these tests done, bone scans, and they all came back real good," Elaine Bailey remembered. "Turns out, he was just growing. He started shooting up out of nowhere."
The youngest of three football-playing brothers, Boss didn't stop growing until he reached 6-foot-3, 233 pounds - much bigger than older siblings Ronald and Champ.
But as he grew, Boss didn't get any slower. Last month, he ran 40 yards in 4.35 seconds, putting him in the same range at Charles Rogers, expected to be the top receiver - that's right, RECEIVER! - taken in Saturday's NFL draft....more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/868063p-6060258c.html)