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Yes, Saints cornerback Champ Bailey did ask about the possibility of taking teammate Corey White’s jersey No. 24. And no, the 16-year veteran didn’t get upset when White — whom the Saints drafted in 2012 — turned him down.
“I’m not the one to get attached to anything like that,” said Bailey, a 12-time Pro Bowler whose 52 career regular-season interceptions are the third-most among active NFL players. “It’s just a number. I’ll make the number I have look like something.”

Saints CB Champ Bailey says he can live with Corey White not giving him No. 24 jersey | Black and Gold

SP: "Corey you know you have to share. Now play nice and give him your number."
Corey: "Hell no coach!"

One thing I learned from drinking. You should always go Christmas caroling with a group. Oh, and always in mid-December.

SaintsBro

Corey White worked really super hard just to get to the NFL in the first place, so I could see why he would want to hang on to his own number. He fought hard to get it, he earned it, at extremely long odds to get there. Champ needs to earn his number just like everyone else. I like the way nobody on this team gets the coddled superstar treatment.

Danno

Really won't matter if Champ doesn't make the team, and won't be a problem if White doesn't.

Papa Voodoo

Can't he just buy him a Bentley or something?

Lord_Saint83

I remember when he who shall not be named gave Sharper his no.42. Yea he got cut at the end of preseason which i was very happy about but at least to me its a sign of respect.

dizzle88

The messed up thing about it was that "He who shall not be named" was our interception leader in 2008 with 5 picks

I've been told he was a great guy and would go out of his way to be nice to fans and the media, just not a great cornerback

Jack Vegas

I like that from Corey White. IMO, he is going to keep his starting job and have a breakout year, and 80% of the people on this board who think he sucks are going to be shocked as hell. But this kid can play. The signs are all there.

dizzle88

I don't think its a question of if he can play because he makes some great plays at times, he just follows those up with plays that make you think what the hell was he even doing?

E.g - made a fantastic play on the ball jumping the short route vs 49ers, runs it back 30 yards only to fumble it through the endzone and making me puke in the process

Jack Vegas

His first game as starter, which he came in halfway through. Then the Atlanta game, where he got picked on in the first half, then came back in the second half to shut them down. That's what Corey White's detractors have to fall back on. Nobody ever wants to mention all the games after that where the kid played lights out. Hell, if not for him making back-to-back brilliant plays in week 1, we probably lose that season opener to the Falcons.

Corner is just one of those positions where people only notice the bad things. If a guy gets picked on a couple times when he's young, that's his reputation forever. If you don't believe me, go look at Steelers' boards last year after Keenan Lewis signed with us. And we know how good he is.

Sarik

Lol no...corey white didnt shut anyone down that game nor any game i can recall, even though he's had his better games. its not that he got "picked on" its who it was who picked on him...which was undrafted rookie darius johnson(5'9) who was eatin corey up. And Its not like darius is the fastest kid on the field, only ran a 4.6+ 40, just knew how to work corey. I remember that game vividly...corey was worked on those intermediate/short routes. And no corey didnt work wonders the 2nd half, they actually brought in Rod Sweeting to help in the 2nd half...only thing that helped corey was Keyunta Dawson forced a darius johnson fumble that corey so happened to recover after losing darius another time on a screen thrown outside. So no....and he wasnt exciting to watch in seattle on baldwin either. I do believe and hope corey can make that leap, who doesnt want our guys to be great. But gettin back p-rob and adding bailey & SJB should help tremendously. I think you're confusing ppls "hate" of white with their reluctancy to show optimism bc of the equally bad plays he's put up to go along with the good. By year 3 we should expect him to make the leap...we'll wait to see that. But i believe...im more pro p-rob tho. Even tho he made some bad plays he's made some outstanding plays on the ball and has better ball skills. If the organization was so set on corey white being their no. 2 guy they wouldnt have been so set on drafting SJB or adding champ. payton said himself that if sjb had been taken before their selection they would have tried to trade out of the 2nd round. That goes along way. Excited to see what this secondary can do this year...mainly the new additions.