Champ Bailey made the Pro Bowl 12 times in 15 years. (USATSI)
Champ Bailey made the Pro Bowl 12 times in 15 years. (USATSI)

The potential 2019 Hall of Fame class has grown even stouter.

That's because agent Jack Reale told multiple outlets Tuesday that former Redskins andBroncos star cornerback Champ Bailey has officially retired.

"Champ has some outstanding opportunities that he's going to pursue," Reale told the Baltimore Sun. "He's heard from several teams, I'm not going to say who, but this is the way that Champ has decided to go. He's had a great career."

Bailey -- who will be eligible to be elected to the HOF in 2019 along with tight end Tony Gonzalez and safety Ed Reed -- was with the Saints in the preseason, but after missing plenty of time because of injury, he didn't make the Week 1 roster.

Considering most of his 2013 season was a bust as he tried to come back from a foot injury -- he also didn't have a great performance during Denver's embarrassing loss to the Seahawks in the Super Bowl -- the end of his 15-year career was disappointing.

But that won't take away from his impact for most of his time in the NFL.

He was the No. 7 overall pick for the Redskins in the 1999 draft, and that set off a run where he would make the Pro Bowl in 12 of the next 13 seasons. Bailey led the league in interceptions with 10 in 2006 with the Broncos, and he was a legit shutdown cornerback (and probably the best overall in the first several years of the 2000s) for more than a decade.

A legendary career, for sure.