The Seattle Seahawks have added another piece to their suddenly depleted linebacker position. On Friday, free agent linebacker Jerome Baker visited the Seahawks after previously meeting with the Tennessee Titans. The trip the Pacific Northwest was clearly a good one, as Baker has now signed a one-year contract with Seattle.
Seahawks have signed Tyrel Dodson and Jerome Baker to short-term deals to replace Bobby Wagner and Jordyn Brooks. Baker, 27, is coming off wrist surgery and also missed time last year with a knee injury. He’s topped 100 tackles three times in six seasons and has 22.5 career sacks https://t.co/vWtSLyhugv
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) March 16, 2024
For the first time in his career, Baker will play for a new team. Baker was, up to this point, a lifelong Miami Dolphin after being selected by them in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
As previously stated in the Tweet above, Baker joins former AFC East rival Tyrel Dodson to make up the new linebacking corps for the Seahawks. They are the latest editions to head coach Mike Macdonald’s new defense.
Baker and Dodson face a tall task, as they will attempt to fix one of the league’s worst run defenses for two years now.
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