Brian Baker (American football)
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| Born: | June 20, 1962[1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| College: | Maryland |
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Brian Michael Baker (born June 20, 1962) is an American football coach, former linebacker, and former defensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts.[2] He had been coaching for over 30 years in football both college and the National Football League (NFL) prior to his joining the Colts.[3]
Playing career
[edit]A Baltimore native, Brian played outside linebacker for the Maryland Terrapins between 1980 and their ACC championship in 1983.[4] During his time there, he was teammates with Boomer Esiason and Frank Reich.[5] In 1984, he spent his time working as a student assistant for the Terps. In 1985, he earned a degree in marketing while serving as a graduate assistant.
Coaching career
[edit]After the two years coaching at his alma mater Baker went to Army where he served as the running backs coach for 1986. Following his year at Army Baker coached linebackers at Georgia Tech for nine years. In 1995 he added the defensive coordinator. In 1996 he made the leap to the NFL coaching the defensive line coach of the San Diego Chargers as a part of his Maryland head coach Bobby Ross' staff. He left the Chargers with Ross to join the Lions in 1997 coaching the same position, he would stay with Detroit for 4 years of Ross' tenure. For the next five years he would coach for the Minnesota Vikings spending three as a defensive line coach and two coaching linebackers. From 2006 to 2008 Baker served as the defensive line coach for the St. Louis Rams. From 2009 to 2010, Baker coached the defensive line coach for the Panthers.[6] For the next two seasons Baker served as the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys.[7] During his time there, he worked with three Pro Bowlers, DeMarcus Ware, Jay Ratliff, and Anthony Spencer. In 2013 Baker was the outside linebackers coach for the Browns.In 2014[8] he worked as the outside linebackers coach for the Washington Redskins.[9] In 2015 he worked as an assistant Texas high school football coach. From 2016[10] to 2018 he was the defensive line coach for Mississippi State. In 2019 he worked as Alabama's defensive line coach under Nick Saban. In 2020 he returned to the NFL as the defensive line coach for the Colts under Frank Reich.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Baker and his wife, Nevada, have four daughters, Norell, Nicole, Jade and Jasmine [13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Baker NFL Coaching Record and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ ""Brian Baker [Could Bring] the Colts back to glory" - Analyst Praises Indianapolis Colts' New Defensive Line Coach". EssentiallySports. June 16, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Holder, Stephen. "After 36 years of coaching, Colts' Brian Baker is still willing to learn". The Athletic. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Dan. "Redskins OLB coach Brian Baker at Maryland". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Phillip B. (June 9, 2020). "Brian Baker Has Deep Colts Connections". Sports Illustrated Indianapolis Colts News, Analysis and More. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Quackenbush, Eric. "Panthers Add Brian Baker as New Defensive Line Coach". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys mailbag: DL coach has career plan". ESPN.com. February 23, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Press Release: Redskins hire Brian Baker". RSN. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Brian Baker Won't Return as Redskins' OLB Coach". Riggo's Rag. January 21, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (February 29, 2016). "Brian Baker accepts job as Miss. State DL coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama assistant coach Brian Baker hired by Indianapolis Colts". Saturday Down South. February 6, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Phillip B. (June 9, 2020). "Brian Baker Has Deep Colts Connections". Sports Illustrated Indianapolis Colts News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts". www.colts.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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