David Bailey reveals initial reaction to being drafted by the Jets
The Jets selected polished pash rusher David Bailey with the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and the Texas Tech product met the media to share his emotions about coming to the New York.
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What was your reaction when you, you got the call and you saw it was the Jets?
Oh, man, it was I, I was actually 'cause I was expecting like a, a phone call on my phone, and then I just seen that they had put like an- another phone next to me, and I saw it light up, and I was like, "There's just no way."
So I picked it up.
Man, it was them.
Just, just joy.
It's pure joy.
Can you describe kinda what your interaction had been with, with the Jets during the pre-draft process, and did you get a vibe that they were, they were interested in taking you at two?
Yeah.
I mean, I saw like all the mock drafts, but I mean, I never really know how like reliable those are.
But no, I had a great, a great interaction with them at the combine.
I- obviously, you know, they canceled the 30 visit, but other than that, man, I had great FaceTimes, with Muji and everybody, so.
