Ryan Baker

No. 90     Miami Dolphins
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: November 25, 1984 (1984-11-25) (age 25)
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
College: Purdue
Undrafted in 2009
Debuted in 2009 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
As player: Miami Dolphins (2009–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
None
Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008
Tackles	2
Sacks	0.5
Forced fumbles	--
Stats at NFL.com

Ryan Edward Baker (born November 25, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Purdue.

Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Recruiting Contention 2.2 Purdue (2004-2008) 3 Professional career 3.1 Miami Dolphins 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Baker started off his career at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Indiana where he won several awards, including the 2004 Indianapolis Star 'Athlete of the Year'.^[1] He was a four year two-way starter and two-time team captain for the Bishop Chatard Trojans. He lead the team to three consecutive Indiana high school football class 3A State Championships in the 2001, 2002, and 2003 seasons.^[2] He was runner-up 2003 Mr. Indiana Football behind Desmond Tardy of Warren Central High School and participated in the 2004 Indiana All-Star Game.^[3] Baker was also a member of the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl East Football team, along with current Dolphins teammates Tedd Ginn and Chad Henne.^[4] Baker was the recipient of the 2004 Doc Blanchard Award for excellence in community service, education, and athletic distinction.^[5]

Baker was also a four year starter and member of the 2003 Bishop Chatard Indiana high school basketball 3A state championship team^[6] along with his childhood friend Dan Cage. At that time, Bishop Chatard was only the second high school in Indiana history to win both a state championship in football and basketball in the same academic year.

[edit] College career

[edit] Recruiting Contention

During the 2004 college recruiting season, Baker verbally committed to join the University of Notre Dame football program under head coach Tyrone Willingham. The Notre Dame football program publicly announced the commitment though Baker had not submitted his official commitment papers. About seven weeks following the incident, Baker formally committed to joining the Purdue University football program, under coach Joe Tiller, by submitting formal commitment papers to Purdue University.^[7]

[edit] Purdue (2004-2008)

Baker played college football at Purdue University (2004-2008). He was co-captain along with Curtis Painter, and Jermaine Guynn^[8] for the 2008 football season and his position of specialty was defensive tackle.^[9] Baker graduated from the Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a Bachelor's degree in Management in December 2008.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Miami Dolphins

After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Baker signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2009.^[10][11] He was waived by the Dolphins during final cuts on September 5, but re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. Baker was signed to the team's active roster on November 28, 2009 and made his professional debut against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium the following day, recording a quarterback sack his second play from scrimmage.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Purdue Boilermakers bio

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