Baker, Chris

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Chris Baker is a tight end for the New York Jets.

Contents 1 Background and college 2 NFL Career 2.1 As a Jet 3 Statistics 4 Personal

Background and college

Born November 18, 1979, in Queens, New York, Baker moved to Saline, Michigan at age 14 and graduated from Saline High School. He attended Michigan State University, where he was a four-year letterman at Michigan State making 47 consecutive starts and boasted a string of 24 straight games with at least one reception.

NFL Career

As a Jet

Baker was taken by the Jets with the twenty third pick of the third round (88th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent most of his time backing up such luminaries as Doug Jolley and Anthony Becht. During the 2005 season, he served as backup to Jolley until becoming injured and placed on the injured reserve list. In 2006, after Herman Edwards was replaced as head coach by Eric Mangini, Baker had a breakout season in 2006. He set career bests in receiving yards, receptions, touchdowns and starts. He made the headlines in a game against the Cleveland Browns. With the Jets down 20-13 and on 4th down, Baker made an amazing one handed catch, but was forced out of bounds. Incredibly the officials ruled it wasn't a forceout.

Statistics

		Receiving						Rushing						Returns
Season		Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng		Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng		KR	Yds	Avg	TD	PR	Yds	Avg	TD
2002		2	14	7.0	0	10		0	0	0.0	0	0		3	23	7.7	0	0	0	0.0	0
2003		14	137	9.8	0	24		0	0	0.0	0	0		2	6	3.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2004		18	18.2	10.1	4	23		0	0	0.0	0	0		0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2005		18	269	14.9	1	47		0	0	0.0	0	0		2	11	5.5	0	0	0	0	0.0
2006		31	300	9.7	4	28		0	0	0.0	0	0		2	15	7.5	0	0	0	0.0	0
2007		12	124	10.3	2	18		0	0	0.0	0	0		1	10	10.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Total		95	1026	10.8	11	47		0	0	0.0	0	0		10	65	6.5	0	0	0.0	0	0

Personal

Currently, Chris Baker resides in Long Island, New York. Baker also loves to fish for a summer hobby. His younger half brother, Vince Helmuth, plays football at the University of Michigan.

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