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Source: USC S/LB Dion Bailey met with Panthers

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USC junior free safety Dion Bailey has met with the Carolina Panthers and the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a league source. Bailey intercepted five passes last season and had 61 tackles, 6.5 for losses. The converted linebacker is drawing middle-round grades from draft analysts. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Bailey ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds at the NFL scouting combine and bench pressed 225 pounds 14 times at his campus Pro Day workout. At the combine, he had a 34-inch vertical leap. He recorded 222 career tackles and 11 interceptions.