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| Positions | Guard Center | ||||||||
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| Born | (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 (age 44) Bixby, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Riverview(Sarasota, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan (2000–2004) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||
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David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aguard andcenter in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines, where he won theRimington Trophy,[a] and was recognized as a consensusAll-American. He was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the second round of the2005 NFL draft. Baas also played for theNew York Giants.
Baas was born inBixby, Oklahoma. He attendedRiverview High School inSarasota, Florida, and was a letterman in high school football and track and field for the Riverview Rams. In football, he was awardedUSA Today All-USA honors. During his junior year, he recorded a school-record 70 pancake blocks.[1]
Baas attended theUniversity of Michigan, where he played for coachLloyd Carr'sMichigan Wolverines football team from 2001 to 2004. He earned first-teamAll-Big Ten Conference honors three times. He started atleft guard until the middle of his senior season, when he was moved tocenter. As a senior in 2004, he was the Hugh H. Rader awardee as the Wolverines' best offensive lineman, a finalist for theOutland Trophy, given to college football's best interior lineman, and a co-recipient of theRimington Trophy, awarded to college football's top center. He was also recognized as a consensus first-teamAll-American in2004.[1] He majored in general studies.
The 49ers drafted Baas in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.[2] He played in 13 games in 2005 and started in 5 of them. Baas' first game was in the historicalMexico City game on October 2 against theArizona Cardinals as a special teams player. On December 4, he made his first start as a right guard against the same Cardinals team whenEric Heitmann was moved to center.[1]
Baas played in all 16 games in 2006, mainly as a special teams player and as an extra eligible tackle on the offensive line.[1]
In 2007, Baas started in 8 of the 15 games that he played in at right guard, after then-starterJustin Smiley was put oninjured reserve with a shoulder injury.[1]
He was re-signed to a one-year contract on April 13, 2010.[3]
On July 29, 2011, Baas signed with theNew York Giants as an unrestricted free agent. Baas was the starting center during Super Bowl XLVI in which the Giants defeated theNew England Patriots.[4]
In the August 18, 2013 preseason game against the Colts, David Baas sprained his MCL in the first quarter and underwent an MRI and additional tests. The Giants reported Baas could be out for 3–6 weeks. The Giants fell to the Colts 20–12 in the game.[5] Due to injuries, Baas appeared in only 3 games for the Giants during the 2013 regular season, the last being a week 7 game against theMinnesota Vikings. In that game, he suffered a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve following the game.[6]
On March 10, 2014, Baas was waived/failed physical from the Giants, designated as a post-June 1 cut. It was reported Baas may never play again due to neck and knee injuries.[7]
Baas is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they reside inLakewood Ranch, Florida.[1]
While with the Giants, he was a resident ofRidgewood, New Jersey.[8]
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