In a season where bright spots have been harder to find than decades prior, Jake Bailey has been among them.
The New England Patriots second-year punter has not only changed field position with unrivaled hang time, but has proved worthy of the team’s fifth-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. There’s no doubt that Bailey, who was admired during his rookie season, is a rising star for a head coach who values special teams as much as anyone.
Special teams captain Matthew Slater even expressed how Bailey “is as good as a punter as there is in the National Football League,” as noted by NESN.