ankle injury in game 11 turned out to be more severe than expected, and he found himself going to IR for the second straight season in a row. 2005~ Bailey was Detroit's nominee for the Ed Block Courage Award after starting all 11 games played and placing third on the club with 75 tackles (48 solo)... Also had one sack (6 yds.), Two interception (one returned 34 yards for a touchdown), Four passes defensed and three special-teams stops... Placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury on Dec. 16... Started the season opener vs. G.B. (9/11) and posted 10 tackles (6 solo)... Added nine stops (6 solo), including one sack (6 yds.), at Chi. (9/18) before pacing the team with 10 tackles (7 solo) at T.B. (10/2)... Returned an interception 34 yards for a score, the second his career, vs. Car. (10/16)... Added eight tackles (7 solo) vs. Ari. (11/13) before leaving the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury... Tried to come back from the ankle injury, playing in two games, before he was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 16. 2006~ Bailey had 85 tackles (51 solo), one sack, three passes defensed and four special-teams tackles in 16 Starts with Detroit... Contributed at both the outside and middle linebacker positions (8 starts at strongside, 8 starts at middle)... Saw his first career action at middle linebacker vs. Sea. (9/10), posting six tackles and one sack... Added two special-teams tackles at Chi. (9/17)... Made his first start at middle linebacker at Stl. (10/1) and posted eight tackles (2 solo)... Led the Lions with a season-high 11 tackles (10 solo) at Min. (10/8)... Paced the club and tied his season-best tackle total of 11 vs. Buf. (10/15) for his second consecutive double-digit tackle performance. 2007~ Bailey registered a career-high 3.5 sacks (16 yds.) along with 74 tackles (44 solo), one pass breakup, one forced fumble and a personal-best six special-teams stops in 15 starts for the Lions... Played at the strongside linebacker position for 12 starts and Middle Linebacker for 3 starts ... Registered seven tackles (4 solo) at Oak. (9/9) before totaling eight stops and 1.5 sacks vs. Min. (9/16)... Had a season-high nine tackles (6 solo) and one pass defensed vs. Den. (11/4)... Had two tackles (2 solo) and three special-teams tackles vs. G.B. (11/22)... Declared inactive against Dallas (12/9) due to the flu... Returned to