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Former Dolphins Linebacker Baker on the Move

Jerome Baker has been traded before the halfway point of his first season with the Seattle Seahawks

Alain Poupart

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Jerome Baker (17) takes a break during pregame warmups against the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Jerome Baker (17) takes a break during pregame warmups against the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field. / Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
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From the Miami Dolphins to the Seattle Seahawks to the Tennessee Titans, Jerome Baker is headed for a third team in less than a year.

The former Dolphins linebacker is being traded to the Titans for linebacker Ernest Jones IV, with the Seahawks throwing in a fourth-round pick in the deal.

The deal comes a little more than six months after Baker signed a one-year, $7 million contract with Seattle after he was released by the Dolphins before the start of free agency.

According to Seattle Seahawks On SI Publisher Corbin Smith, first-year Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was looking for a bit more athleticism from his linebackers.

Baker was fifth on the Seattle defense with 37 tackles, including a season-high 14 when he also had a sack in a 29-20 loss against the New York Giants in Week 5.

Baker wasn't able to face the Dolphins when they played at Lumen Field in Week 3 because of a hamstring injury.

During his six seasons, Baker missed only five games because of injuries (four of them last season) and reached 100 tackles three times, including a career-high 126 in 2019. He had 22.5 sacks for the Dolphins, including seven in 2020.

A second-round pick out of Ohio State in 2018, Baker was tied for the second-longest tenure with Jason Sanders and Durham Smythe heading into this offseason, behind only Xavien Howard.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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