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Bailey Gaither (born January 11, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State.

Bailey Gaither

Personal information
Born:	(1997-01-11) January 11, 1997 (age 25) Paso Robles, California
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Paso Robles (Paso Robles, California)
College:	San Jose State
Position:	Wide receiver
Undrafted:	2021
Career history
Green Bay Packers (2021)* Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) Baltimore Ravens (2022)* New York Giants (2022)* Baltimore Ravens (2022)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

After graduating high school, Gaither enrolled at San Jose State, where in his first year he redshirted.[1] After being a redshirt throughout the 2015 season, Gaither started one game in 2016, making 4 receptions for 43 yards and 1 touchdown. He also returned 7 kickoffs for 128 yards.[1] In the 2017 season, Gaither started 4 of 9 games. He recorded 22 catches for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also returned 13 kicks for 256 yards and blocked a punt.[1] In the 2018 season, Gaither started 3 of 4 games. His season was cut short by a torn ACL.[2] He caught 16 for 327 yards and 3 touchdowns. He had 3 kick returns for 50 yards and had 1 punt return for 9 yards.[1] Gaither had his best college season in 2019. He started all 12 games and caught 52 passes for 812 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also recorded 1 punt return for 10 yards and had a blocked punt that was featured on ESPN Sports Center's top "Plays of the Day" (10/26). At the end of the year he earned an Honorable Mention for all-Mountain West.[1] In his final college season, Gaither earned a First-team All-Mountain West and his bachelor's degree in communication studies. He started 7 of 7 games in which he caught 41 receptions for 725 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also had 5 punt returns for 37 yards.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	31 in (0.79 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	4.48 s	1.57 s	2.62 s	4.39 s	7.07 s	31 in (0.79 m)	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)	9 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3]

Green Bay Packers and initial retirement

Gaither signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft.[4] On August 3, 2021 he retired and was placed on reserve/retired list.[5] On August 20, 2021, he was waived from the retired list.[6]

Pittsburgh Maulers

Gaither came out of retirement and was selected in the 14th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers, which reunited him with his former college teammate, Josh Love.[7] Gaither was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 6, 2022,[8] with an illness.[9] He was moved back to the active roster on May 14.[10]

Baltimore Ravens

On July 27, 2022, Gaither signed with the Baltimore Ravens.[11] He was waived on August 23.[12]

New York Giants

On August 24, 2022, Gaither was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[13] He was waived the next day after failing his physical.[14]

Baltimore Ravens (second stint)

On October 5, 2022, Gaither re-signed with the Baltimore Ravens, joining their practice squad, but was released five days later.[15][16]

References

Further reading

• Bailey, Joe (June 28, 2020). "Gaither named next finalist". Santa Maria Times. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
• Wilson, Nick (May 4, 2021). "Former Paso Robles, San Jose State standout signs with Packers". The Tribune. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
• Wilson, Nick (December 17, 2020). "Paso Robles grad Gaither starring at San Jose State". The Tribune. p. B2, B4 – via Newspapers.com.

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