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#72 - Sam Baker

OFFENSIVE TACKLE
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 301
College: Southern California
Exp: 5th

Player Information

Samuel Baker was born on May 30, 1985 and graduated from Tustin (CA) High. He started 13 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman, earning 2nd team All-Pac-10 honors and registering 74 knockdown blocks. As a sophomore, he earned the first of 3 consecutive 1st team All-Pac-10 honors as well as 3rd team All-America honors. He had 103 knockdowns, 12 touchdown-resulting blocks, and allowed only 1 sack. He was a 1st team All-American as a junior with 109 knockdowns, 14 touchdown-resulting blocks, and 2.5 sacks allowed. As a senior, he had 88 knockdowns, 12 touchdown-resulting blockers, and allowed 2 sacks. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (21st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Career Statistics

Year Team G GS
2008 ATL 8 5
2009 ATL 14 14
2010 ATL 16 16
2011 ATL 12 6
TOTALS 50 41

Transactions

Signed by Atlanta Falcons on July 25, 2008.

Contract details

Terms of his contract with the Falcons were undisclosed.


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