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Jerome Baker – October 28, 2021 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 28, 2021

LB Jerome Baker

(I’m glad you dodged a bullet without anything major with the knee. Is it feeling well enough that you think you are going to play on Sunday?) – “I don’t know yet. I’m just trying to take it one day at a time. But the goal definitely is to play on Sunday.”

(Is there much discomfort?) – “It has it’s days. Sometimes it’s better, sometimes it’s not. I’m truly just taking it one day at a time and we’ll see Sunday.”

(Was there a sigh of relief that it wasn’t anything serious? There has to be any time you have an MRI.) – “Yeah, so I definitely was happy it wasn’t anything major. Just me personally, just my own health. I’m one of those guys that knees are nothing to play with. After that, I was definitely happy that it wasn’t nothing traumatic or career hindering.”

(You haven’t had any major injuries even going back to Ohio State, right?) – “Yeah, I was just joking with the guys the last time I missed a game was like high school – senior year of high school. I really pride myself on that. Hopefully everything goes well.”

(What happened senior year in high school?) – “It was my ankle. I think I had a high-ankle sprain. I missed like three games or something. But yeah, I’m just trying to keep that streak alive.”

(What did you think of LB Sam Eguavoen while he was in there? Did you talk to him?) – “Yeah. Sam, if you just watch Sam, he’s one of those linebackers that I don’t think he gets enough credit of what he can honestly do. I know if anything happens, he can step in and he can do the job. That’s exactly what he did. I’m definitely happy for him that he’s getting some reps. We definitely have full trust in him.”

(What was the level of concern on Sunday? How concerned were you at the time?) – “I was scared as (expletive). (laughter) Like I was truly scared. I was scared because it was like – sometimes I twist my knee and it’s just a quick little, take a few steps and it’s back to normal. But I think I went a few plays and was like, ‘Alright, it’s still painful.’ But after the MRI, it was just a big sigh of relief. I’m definitely blessed and happy that it wasn’t nothing serious.”

(I saw you talking with the doctors on the sidelines. Were you trying to talk them into going back in or was it just concern on everybody’s part?) – “They were just cautious of making sure I was right. (Head Athletic Trainer) Kyle (Johnston) does a great job of that. He knows how much I want to be out there and how much I want to play, but he’s also protecting my safety. It was just that conversation of what is wrong – we didn’t know exactly what was wrong yet. We went back and did some tests and whatever and just decided it wasn’t the best thing to go out there and continue playing. But Kyle always does a great job of making sure my safety is first.”

(Scheme-wise, how important is it to just mix up coverages against a quarterback like Josh Allen?) – “I mean it’s very important. If you just pop on the film, he’s playing very comfortable. He’s very comfortable in that offense right now. They’re hitting on all cylinders. We’ve got to switch it up on him. We have to give him different looks. Honestly, it’s going to be a tough one. We’ve got to go out there and execute. We can have all the schemes we want, different packages, pressures and whatever, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t go out there and execute. For us, our thing is really to just focus on the little things. That’s definitely our approach Sunday.”

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