Having more interceptions than the greatest cornerback in the history of the game is pretty good. The future looks pretty bright for Clinton Portis. In , he has a YPG of five yards and yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
Since we are halfway through the season, it's only fair if we double his yards and touchdowns to guess what the end of the year will be like. That's 1, yards and 14 touchdowns! Champ Bailey only has one interception this year, so I have to go with Clinton Portis. Champ also isn't getting any younger. That was none other than Tatum Bell. Although Bell was never a star, he did play for the Broncos in four different seasons.
He helped carry the torch after Portis left, rushing for nearly 1, yards in with eight touchdowns, while rushing for over 1, in The reason being is this was a historical trade when it happened, and it still is to this day, although neither team to this day has gotten a Super Bowl out of the trade.
The trade seemingly came out of nowhere in March of Bailey had established himself as perhaps the best cornerback in the game while playing for a mediocre Redskins team. Portis had established himself as perhaps the best young running back in the game, and arguments could be had that he was the best RB in the game at the time alongside LaDainian Tomlinson. This was the one exception.
When it happened, there were debates raging as to who got the better end of the deal. The majority at the time sided with the Broncos. For all the contributions Mike Shanahan made to the Denver Broncos , few will choose to remember him for his genius personnel decisions. What most Broncos fans have forgotten was that in addition to Champ Bailey, Washington sent a 2nd round pick to Denver in exchange for Portis.
That second round pick turned out to be running back Tatum Bell who ended up playing four seasons in Denver. To quote his wikipedia page :. Portis rushed for over 1, yards in each of his first two seasons with the Broncos, averaging 5. On December 15, , Portis became the youngest player 21 years, days to score 4 touchdowns in a game in a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The very next season on December 7, , Portis became the youngest player 22 years, 97 days to score 5 touchdowns in a game in a victory, which also happened against Kansas City.
Drafted by the Redskins in , Champ notched Pro Bowl appearances in four of his five seasons and was selected 2nd Team All Pro in At the time, Broncos Country had every right to be suspicious of the trade. In his first game as a Bronco, Champ hauled in his first interception during the Monday Night Football opener against the Chiefs. The rest, as they say is history. Champ will join the Broncos ring of fame this October during the Titans game in Denver.
What Champ Bailey did for the Denver Broncos was amazing. As far as the shutdown corner comment made from him? Being able to shut down a fraction of an offense seems pretty good to me. In my opinion, this seems like a lame duck excuse. It sounds very egotistic and I could see how it would rub some of the fans in Broncos Country the wrong way. We are happy that Champ Bailey was able to do so much for Broncos Country.
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