Sam Baker

Samuel David Baker

Position: T
Height: 6-5 Weight: 308 lbs.

Born: May 30, 1985 in Tustin, CA
College: USC (school history)
Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 27 (3728th overall since 1950)

News -- April 2013

4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...

7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Expect bounce back season from Sam Baker : The Atlanta Falcons expect OT Sam Baker to play like he did prior to the 2011 season when he struggled with injuries and consistency...[+] with his play. Baker will have to compete for the starting left tackle job during training camp but is the favorite for the job.

2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Comfortable with Sam Baker as LT: Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith said the team is comfortable with OT Sam Baker as their starting left tackle entering next...[+] season. 'I thought Sam had his best year (in 2010). This (past) season, unfortunately, he got injured and had to have a procedure done and missed some time. We're looking forward to having Sam back. Sam's very resilient and has fought through a lot of injuries through his first three years,' Smith said.

1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | May consider releasing Sam Baker: The Atlanta Falcons could consider releasing OT Sam Baker this season because he lost his starting job this season and is scheduled...[+] to count $3.7 million against the salary cap next season.

11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Five limited: Atlanta Falcons OT Sam Baker (back), OG Justin Blalock (ankle), S William Moore (quadriceps), DL Corey Peters (knee) and LB Curtis...[+] Lofton (ankle) were limited in practice Wednesday, Nov. 23.
11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Week 9 Inactives: The Atlanta Falcons have declared RB Antone Smith, C Brett Romberg, DL Carlton Powell, DL Cliff Matthews, CB Darrin Walls, OT...[+] Sam Baker, LB Spencer Adkins inactive for Week 9.
11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Will Svitek gets chance to start in Week 9: Atlanta Falcons OT Will Svitek will make the start in Week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts, protecting the blind side of QB Matt...[+] Ryan. Svitek is starting in place of OT Sam Baker (back).

9/21 Falcons Focus: Falcons Week 2 Report Card vs. Eagles: Re-watching the Falcons’ 35-31 victory over the Eagles on Sunday night was like re-watching a bad movie just so you could enjoy...