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Jerome Baker – November 20, 2019 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

LB Jerome Baker

(Is it a little bit different for you going back to your hometown area to play in the Cleveland Browns stadium?) – “It’s definitely a different feeling. It’s definitely different. I definitely had to buy about 20 tickets already. I’m definitely grateful. I’m excited for my grandparents to get to see me play, my aunts, my uncles. Just my family gets to see me play. I’m happy to go back and hopefully will come back with a win.”

(I know every game is special because you’re trying to get a win, but does this feel a little bit different because of where you’re going and like you said, your grandparents are going to be there?) – “Yeah. On a personal level, it’s going to feel different for me just to know how many people are in the stands. I think we all know I look and see who’s in the stands. I’m excited just to see my family. See them watch me play is going to mean a lot. I just want to go out there and just get a win in front of them.”

(Your grandparents, have they seen you play in the NFL before?) – “Not in person. A lot of my family haven’t seen me play in person yet in the league. My grandparents, they’re older, so they really can’t travel as much. Honestly, only my parents really saw me really play. Everybody else has just seen me on TV. To see them before the game, see them after the game, it’s going to be a different feeling, so I’m definitely excited.”

(How many requests have you gotten?) – “What I did was I bought a certain amount of tickets. I told my friends I’ll handle that with them and I gave the rest to my mom, so she’s the ‘yes, no,’ whatever she wants to do with it, so I let her do it.”

(How many?) – “So far I’ve got 20 tickets and I’m using about five and my parents get the rest.”

(Are they all going to sit together?) – “Yeah. That’s what we’re trying to figure out. I’m sure everybody is going to be splattered around. It’s going to be good.”

(Matching shirts I hope?) – “No, I hope not. (laughter) That would be kind of corny; but if they do, I’ll get a laugh out of that one.”

(Any Browns fans in the group?) – “Sadly. My whole family is Browns fans but when it comes to me, they’ll wear Dolphins gear. There’s definitely a lot of love.”

(Is it almost surreal to be playing in an environment where you look up and you see the Dawg Pound? There’s that childhood emotion for you, but also you’re playing for the Dolphins?) – “Yeah, it’s definitely going to be exciting. Just to grow up a Browns fan and grow up in Cleveland, you know how powerful the Dawg Pound is. You know what that football team mean to that city. I’m on the opposite end, but Cleveland is home so I’m definitely excited. Hopefully I leave happy and everybody there leaves upset. Hopefully I get the win.”

(The tickets you got for your family aren’t in the Dawg Pound I hope?) – “No. I wouldn’t put them there. (laughter)”

(Were you old enough to remember the team leaving?) – “No. They left (in) what 1996? I was born in 1996, so I wasn’t even…”

(Do you remember them coming back?) – “No, I was still too young. (laughter)”

(Just so we’re clear, your family is going to be rooting for the Dolphins on Sunday?) – “Yes. They better be rooting for the Dolphins. (laughter) My family, they’re family. They’re going to root for whoever, but they’re definitely going to root for me. My dad, even when I got drafted here, he was saying he was going to root for me when we play the Browns. It’s definitely a lot of love, so I appreciate them.”

(How old are your grandparents?) – “Old. (laughter) They’re old.”

(WR Jakeem Grant’s brother couldn’t shake, when he went home, rooting for the other team. Is there one family member who you’re a little bit worried about who might secretly be cheering for the Browns?) – “Family member? I would say my friends. They go to the Browns game pretty much every week. So I’m excited to see what they’re going to pull off. I know a lot of my friends, they love the Browns, so I’m expecting one of them is going to wear a Dolphins jersey but (a) Browns hat or something like that and you’re not going to be able to see the Dolphins jersey, because they’re going to have a coat on. That’s something they’re going to do, but I’m just happy that my family and friends get to see me play.”

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