{"id":1029675,"date":"2026-10-17T03:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1029675\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T03:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:51:24","slug":"david-baileys-instagram-break-has-him-more-focused-on-jets-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1029675\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bailey’s Instagram break has him more focused on Jets than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re looking for David Bailey on social media, you\u2019re not going to find the Jets\u2019 prized rookie edge rusher anywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Early in the season, Bailey deleted his Instagram account.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like, honestly, I spent too much time on Instagram,\u201d the No. 2 overall pick out of Texas Tech said. \u201cSo I gave myself a little bit of a break. I don\u2019t really know how long that break is going to go. If I feel the need to download it again, I\u2019ll get it. But for now, I think I\u2019m good.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou start scrolling, you got your reels, which are pretty addicting. I felt like I was spending too much time on it. There\u2019s time that I could\u2019ve devoted to other things, like putting more time into my body, studying the playbook or just other productive things I could\u2019ve been doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bailey never had an account on X. After his breakout performance Sunday<\/a>, when he had three sacks and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, he isn\u2019t planning to change anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NewNew York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (44) greets linebacker David Bailey (31) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like that game really could\u2019ve happened to anybody, especially on the defensive line. We were all doing really well with our assignments and our jobs. It could\u2019ve come to anybody that day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"JetsJets linebacker David Bailey speaks to the media after practice in Florham Park, N.J., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post<\/p>\n

The Patriots have a number of key players who are listed as questionable. They include starting running back TreVeyon Henderson (ankle), starting left tackle Will Campbell (knee) and top receiver A.J. Brown (ankle). All three players were limited throughout the week of practice. Somewhat complicating matters, the Patriots visit the Bears on Thursday night, so they may choose not to rush these players back with such a fast turnaround.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Brown has been out since Week 1. Henderson told reporters he was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain Sunday, and is uncertain of his status.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Browns receiver KC Concepcion, who suffered a concussion<\/a> in the loss to the Jets on Sunday after a helmet-to-helmet hit by safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, doesn\u2019t believe there was intent on Fitzpatrick\u2019s part.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it wasn\u2019t a dirty hit,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was just a football play.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Running back Breece Hall (quad), receiver Adonai Mitchell (finger), left guard Dylan Parham (knee) and edge Joseph Ossai (ankle) will be inactive Sunday as expected, according to coach Aaron Glenn. \u2026 Safety Dane Belton (knee) is questionable. He practiced fully Friday after being limited the two previous practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re looking for David Bailey on social media, you\u2019re not going to find the Jets\u2019 prized rookie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[4155,7,4261,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,9],"class_list":["post-1029675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-jets","tag-david-bailey","tag-football","tag-instagram","tag-jets","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-jets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkjets","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117454221091508820","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}