| File:Josh Baker.JPG Baker during the 2011 NFL season. | |
| Free agent | |
| Tight End, Fullback | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: December 25, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Chesapeake, Virginia | |
| High School: Chesapeake (VA) Western Branch | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Northwest Missouri State | |
| Undrafted in 2011 | |
| Debuted in 2011 for the New York Jets | |
| Career history | |
| * New York Jets ( 2011– 2012) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2012 | |
| Receptions | 3 |
| Receiving yards | 27 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
Joshua Stevenson Baker (born December 25, 1986[1]) is an American football tight end and fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State. He played high school football at Western Branch High School.
College career[]
Baker began his collegiate career at the University of Delaware in 2005. Although among the team's top scout team players, Baker did not participate in a formal match-up that year.[2] In 2006, he was named the Blue Hens' third string tight end appearing in ten games in a back-up role primarily on running plays and special teams. Baker recorded one catch for no yards and had a 14 yard kickoff return.[2] In 2007, Baker was named the second string tight end and ranked sixth on the team in receiving totaling 20 catches for 344 yards and 2 touchdowns.[2] In 2008, Baker was suspended from the team for a year after violating the school's three strike policy which included infractions such as underage drinking and having a lit candle in his dorm room.[3]
Baker went to live with his father in Waco, Texas where he attended Collin County Community College and worked at an OfficeMax earning $9.00 an hour, enough to help pay his fees at community college.[3] He also worked with a professional trainer to stay in shape.[4] Delaware retained Baker's athletic scholarship and he returned for his redshirt senior season in 2009.[3] Baker tore knee ligaments in the first quarter of the Blue Hens' first game of the year thus ending his season.[4]
Baker was denied a medical redshirt and transferred to Division II Northwest Missouri State.[4] Baker had 66 catches for 838 yards and a touchdown, and 3 rushing touchdowns for Missouri in 2010 and was named to the Associated Press' Little All-America Team.[3][5]
Professional career[]
New York Jets[]
The New York Jets signed Baker as an undrafted free agent on July 27, 2011.[6] To meet the roster requirement, Baker was waived by the Jets on September 3.[7] He was signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[8] Baker was promoted to the active roster on September 27, 2011 following a season-ending injury to tight end Jeff Cumberland.[9] On December 24, 2011, he caught his first career touchdown against the New York Giants.[10]
Baker suffered a severe knee injury on August 26, 2012 and was placed on the team's injured reserve list the following day.[11] He was waived by the Jets on February 19, 2013.[12]
References[]
- ↑ "Josh Baker". Northwest Missouri State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6A6qpynw6. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Josh Baker". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6A6pKFknX. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dyer, Kristian (15 June 2012). "Josh Baker's 'long, crazy journey' to Jets". Metro New York. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6A6pmv9ky. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cimini, Rich (29 August 2011). "Long shots: Undrafted and undeterred". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62HUvLodt. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Three Bearcats earn AP All-America honors". Northwest Missouri State University Athletics. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6A6qRb63w. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (27 July 2011). "Jets announce UDFA class". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60VEC695w. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Mehta, Manish (3 September 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61fxP8a5i. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (4 September 2011). "Jets awarded four players off waivers, including QB Kevin O'Connell; cut Aaron Maybin". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62058eExA. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (27 September 2011). "Baker to Active Roster, Cumberland, Turner to IR". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/622hco1kM. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Orr, Conor (11 July 2012). "Jets summer Q&A with fullback/tight end Josh Baker". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6A6qd28t2. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (27 August 2012). "Jets waive/injured Josh Baker, trim roster to 74". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/6AEkxHdxw. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (19 February 2013). "Five Are Gone, but ‘They’ll Always Be Jets’". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. http://www.webcitation.org/6EYayCT8i. Retrieved 19 February 2013.