| Bailey Feltmate | |
| Team: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1998 |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | no |
| Number: | 36 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 240 |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2020 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 2 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 17 |
| Playing Years2: | –present |
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| Honours: | Second Team All-Canadian (2017, 2019) |
| Cfl: | bailey-feltmate/165742/ |
Bailey Feltmate (born January 22, 1998) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Feltmate played U Sports football for the Acadia Axemen from 2016 to 2019.[1] He played in 31 games over four seasons with the team where he had 203 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, three sacks, and three forced fumbles.[2] He won a Loney Bowl championship in 2017 and 2019 where he was also named a Second Team All-Canadian in both seasons.[2]
Feltmate was drafted in the second round, 17th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2020 CFL Draft, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.[3] He then signed with the team on January 21, 2021.[3] Feltmate made the team's active roster following training camp in 2021 and played in his first career professional game on August 5, 2021, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he had two special teams tackles.[2] He played in all 14 regular season games and had one defensive tackle and 11 special teams tackles.[2] He also played in all three post-season games that year, including his first Grey Cup game where he had three special teams tackles in a 108th Grey Cup loss to the Blue Bombers.[2]
In 2022, Feltmate played in 13 regular season games and had two defensive tackles and nine special teams tackles.[4] In the 2023 season, he converted to fullback and played in 16 regular season games and had one defensive tackle and 15 special teams tackles.[4] [5] Feltmate signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on December 7, 2023.[6] However, he was added to the retired list on May 10, 2024.[7]
On June 9, 2024, it was announced that Feltmate had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, reversing his decision to retire after the Tiger-Cats had released him from his contract.[5] [8]