Last summer, Peter Schrager (who worked for NFL Network at the time) predicted before the 2024 season that the Denver Broncos would make the NFL playoffs during a segment of “Good Morning Football.”
In response to that prediction, Jarrett Bailey tweeted: “If the Broncos make the playoffs, I’ll get GMFB tattooed on my body.” GMFB, of course, was a nod to Schrager’s old show (Schrager now works for ESPN).
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Denver went on to go 10-7 in the regular season and reached the postseason for the first time since 2015. Schrager attempted to pardon Bailey and let him off the bet, but Broncos fans pushed back on social media.
Eventually, Bailey gave in. He shared a photo of his new tattoo on his Twitter/X page last week:
Lesson learned?
Before the draft this spring, Bailey ranked the Broncos 13th out of 32 teams in his NFL power rankings for Touchdown Wire. This was his analysis of Denver ahead of the 2025 campaign:
I love the defense. Nik Bonitto and Zach Allen deserve much more credit than they get, and Patrick Surtain just won the Defensive Player of the Year. And yes, I lost a bet to Broncos fans and Peter Schrager, which resulted in me needing to get a tattoo (cheers on the new gig, by the way, Peter). That bet stemmed from me saying they wouldn’t make the postseason, followed by clowning the selection of Bo Nix. And while Denver proved me wrong, I’m still not sold on them being a powerhouse. That said, they’ll be competitive and back in the Wild Card picture.
Certainly a big improvement from when Bailey had the Broncos ranked 30th in his pre-draft power rankings last year. Kudos to Bailey for keeping his word.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Jarrett Bailey gets tattoo after Broncos proved him wrong