Dan Bailey Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 190 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- January 26, 1988 (36)
- Experience
- 11th Season
- Drafted
- 2011 / Rd. / Pk. (DAL)
- College
- Oklahoma State
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Dan Bailey News
Kicker Dan Bailey is set to hit the open market after having been released by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday. Bailey uncharacteristically struggled last season, converting a career-low 68.2 percent of his field-goal attempts (15-for-22). While just one of those misses came from inside 40 yards, Bailey was just 2-for-5 from 50 yards and beyond, whereas he had missed just one kick from that distance during his first two years in Minnesota. Additionally, Bailey did not convert six extra points, setting a career low in that category as well (86 percent). Greg Joseph could take over come 2021, but not having kicked in an NFL game since 2018 may force the Vikings to continue looking outside the organization for their next kicker.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was non-committal on whether kicker Dan Bailey will start in Week 15 against the Bears. Bailey has made two of his six field-goal attempts and one of his four extra points in the last two weeks. Minnesota cut practice-squad kicker Tristan Vizcaino on Tuesday, but they have worked out Chandler Catanzaro and Taylor Bertolet. It was especially bad for Bailey in last week's loss to Tampa, as the 32-year-old missed all three of his field-goal tries while also missing an extra point. So even if the Vikings give him another shot to redeem himself this week against Chicago, fantasy managers should be looking elsewhere for production at the position.
The Minnesota Vikings re-signed kicker Dan Bailey to an undisclosed deal on Thursday. Bailey, 32, fell off in 2017 and 2018 but rebounded in 2019 with Minnesota to make 93.1 percent of his field-goal tries on 29 attempts, including going 3-for-3 from 50-plus yards out. He made 40 of his 44 extra points and finished as the No. 6 fantasy kicker in football. Given that he will continue to kick indoors in at least half of his games in 2020, Bailey should be owned in most fantasy leagues to begin the season. He's a career 87.3 percent kicker on 268 field-goal tries over nine seasons, the last two with Minnesota.
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