Baker Completes LB Swap with Seahawks

Jerome Baker was released earlier this month after spending six seasons with the Dolphins

Alain Poupart | Mar 16, 2024

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The Miami Dolphins released Jerome Baker earlier this month and ended up replacing him by signing Jordyn Brooks as an unrestricted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks, and it's now become a swap of linebackers.

Baker agreed to terms with the Seahawks on Saturday, according to multiple reports, with the one-year deal believed to be worth $7 million.

Baker likely will replace Brooks as a starter in Seattle under new head Mike Macdonald, the former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator.

The Dolphins released Baker on March 5 to save $9 million against the salary cap.

He became the eighth Dolphins veteran to sign with another team this offseason, following DT Christian Wilkins (Las Vegas Raiders), G Robert Hunt (Carolina Panthers), DB Brandon Jones (Denver Broncos), LB Andrew Van Ginkel (Minnesota Vikings), DT Raekwon Davis (Indianapolis Colts), S DeShon Elliott (Pittsburgh) and Wilson.

BAKER'S DOLPHINS CAREER

A third-round pick out of Ohio State in the 2018 NFL draft, Baker was tied for second-longest-tenured member of the roster in 2023 with Durham Smythe and Jason Sanders, behind only Xavien Howard.

Baker was a solid starter for the Dolphins, reaching 100 tackles in three of his six seasons, and he was durable, having never missed a game before he was sidelined twice in 2023 (first by a knee injury and then by his wrist injury in the season finale against the Buffalo Bills when he continued playing for a while despite having suffered a broken bone).

The highlight of Baker's 2023 season was his pick-six in the Sunday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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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.