David Baas

David Baas

Baas in 2010
No. 64
Position:	Guard Center
Personal information
Born:	(1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 Bixby, Oklahoma,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Riverview (Sarasota, Florida)
College:	Michigan(2000–2004)
NFL draft:	2005/ Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
San Francisco 49ers(2005–2010) New York Giants(2011–2013)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion(XLVI) Rimington Trophy(2004) ConsensusAll-American(2004) Second-team All-American (2003) Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year(2004) 3× First-teamAll-Big Ten(2002–2004)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 122 Games started: 84 Fumble recoveries: 2
Player stats atPFR

David Andrew Baas(born September 28, 1981) is an American formerfootballguardandcenterwho played in theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theMichigan Wolverines,where he won theRimington Trophy,and was recognized as a consensusAll-American.He was selected by theSan Francisco 49ersin the second round of the2005 NFL draft.Baas also played for theNew York Giants.

Early life

Baas was born inBixby, Oklahoma.He attendedRiverview High SchoolinSarasota, Florida,and was a letterman in high school football and track and field for the Riverview Rams. In football, he was awardedUSA TodayAll-USAhonors. During his junior year, he recorded a school-record 70 pancake blocks.

College career

Baas attended theUniversity of Michigan,where he played for coachLloyd Carr'sMichigan Wolverines footballteam from 2001 to 2004. He earned first-teamAll-Big Ten Conferencehonors three times. He started atleft guarduntil 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-Americanin2004.He majored in general studies.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers drafted Baas in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.He played in 13 games in 2005 and started in 5 of them. Baas' first game was in the historicalMexico Citygame on October 2 against theArizona Cardinalsas a special teams player. On December 4, he made his first start as a right guard against the same Cardinals team whenEric Heitmannwas moved to center.

Baas played in all 16 games in 2006, mainly as a special teams player and as an extra eligible tackle on the offensive line.

In 2007, Baas started in 8 of the 15 games that he played in at right guard, after then-starterJustin Smileywas put oninjured reservewith a shoulder injury.

He was re-signed to a one-year contract on April 13, 2010.

New York Giants

On July 29, 2011, Baas signed with theNew York Giantsas an unrestricted free agent. Baas was the starting center during Super Bowl XLVI in which the Giants defeated theNew England Patriots.

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.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.

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.

Personal

Baas is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they reside inLakewood Ranch, Florida.

While with the Giants, he was a resident ofRidgewood, New Jersey.

External links

• San Francisco 49ers profile
• Media related toDavid Baasat Wikimedia Commons