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Jerome Baker – November 3, 2023 Download PDF version

Friday, November 3, 2023

LB Jerome Baker

(The last time you faced the Chiefs, I believe you had a very memorable play with a sack for loss of 30 yards against Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. What is the key to sacking QB Patrick Mahomes on 30-yard loss?) – “What is the key? I would give all the credit to the DBs. They were covering pretty well that play. (Emmanuel) Ogbah kind of made the first move, made him get out of the pocket. I just kind of did the rest.”

(Is that the favorite play of your regular season career?) – “Nah. Actually my favorite play I wasn’t even in – the Miami Miracle, that was pretty cool to me. But that was definitely a cool play.”

(What are your thoughts overall on defending QB Patrick Mahomes and of course TE Travis Kelce?) – “We just have to play together, it’s as simple as that. We have the guys to do that. We have the scheme to do that. We play together and play as one on defense, we’ll be alright. That’s just the main key.”

(We’ve been talking a lot about the scramble drill with QB Patrick Mahomes. A lot of athletic quarterbacks have that, but it seems more so for him it’s a staple of his play. WR Tyreek Hill was saying there’s a PowerPoint the Chiefs have. What are kind of the teaching points for you guys as rushers specifically for QB Patrick Mahomes when he leaves the pocket?) – “When you’re a rusher, rush him. When you’re in coverage and somebody is around, you plaster. Just plaster. Just grab the guy that’s in your zone. That’s the main thing, don’t try to do too much. What gets people in trouble is if you’re a coverage guy and you’re trying to rush him, now you’re leaving someone wide open. Just real simple, just do your job and you’ll be alright.”

(How do you like it as a player to play outside of the U.S., to play here in Europe? Is that cool or is there a lot of downside of traveling?) – “I was actually just thinking about that on the field – it’s super cool. Just growing up, a lot of us played when we were five, six, seven years old. Just to see that years later we’re in a different country doing what we love, there’s nothing better than that. Just being here is truly an amazing experience and I’m having fun.”

(If you could play in any other country after Germany, which country would it be?) – “Dubai. (laughter)”

(When you enter this stadium, you guys are kind of used to big stadiums with a lot of glitter and glamour. What did this stadium feel like? This practice one.) – “This one over here? It just felt like a regular stadium. We played in a lot of different stadiums growing up, so we’re all kind of used to different types of stadiums. But I think the main thing is we’re just in a different country. It’s just a different feeling. It’s definitely exciting for us.”

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