Six years ago, Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker made his first-NFL start against the Houston Texans on Nov. 19, 2017.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Sunday will mark six years to the day that @buddabaker3 got his first NFL start in Houston and he hasn't looked back since. pic.twitter.com/NnfRRfcbWA
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 17, 2023
This Sunday, it will also be Nov. 19, the Cardinals face the Texans in the “Lone Star State” and Baker should be able to start.
Previously, Baker registered a sack, defended two passes, forced two fumbles and accumulated 13 tackles in the Cardinals’ 31-21 loss to Houston way back when.
The rest is history.
Baker has been a NFL Pro-Bowler five times and had three All-Pro seasons as well.
Playing in 98 games, Baker has amassed seven interceptions for 245 yards returned and caused six fumbles.
Additionally, Baker has 7.5 sacks and 687 tackles combined in his seven-year career in the valley.
Currently, Baker has started and played five times at this point during the season.
However, due to a hamstring injury suffered on Sept. 15 against the New York Giants, Baker missed five games and was placed on injured reserve soon after.
Baker would be out for exactly a month before being taken off of the IR on Oct. 18.
Because of this, Baker would suit up for the next game against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 29 and has been in the Cardinals lineup ever since.
To this date, Baker has 37 tackles this season.
Also, Budda Baker is just two games shy of playing his 100th of his NFL career.
Arizona (2-8) head to Texas to play the Houston Texans (5-4) inside NRG Stadium on Nov. 19 at 11 a.m.
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Alec Cipollini is a reporter of the Arizona Coyotes and Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account @AlecCipollini
