- David Baas
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David Baas 
Baas at 49ers training camp in August 2010No. 64 New York Giants Guard/Center Personal information Date of birth: September 28, 1981 Place of birth: Bixby, Oklahoma Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 312 lb (142 kg) Career information College: Michigan NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 Debuted in 2005 for the San Francisco 49ers Career history - San Francisco 49ers (2005–2010)
- New York Giants (2011–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Co-Dave Rimington Trophy Winner (2004)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2010 Games played 92 Games started 54 Stats at NFL.com David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981) is an American football Guard/Center for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan.
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Early years
Baas attended Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida and was a letterman in football and track and field. In football, he was awarded USA Today All-USA honors. During his junior year, he recorded a school record 70 pancake blocks.[1]
College career
Baas played college football as a Michigan Wolverine, where he earned All-Big Ten Conference honors three times. He started at left guard until the middle of his senior season, when he was moved to center. As a senior in 2004, he was the Hugh H. Rader awardee as the Wolverines' best offensive lineman, a finalist for the Outland Trophy, given to college football's best interior lineman, and a co-recipient of the Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's top center. He was a consensus All-America selection as well.[1] 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 historical Mexico City game on October 2 against the Arizona Cardinals as a special teams player. On December 4, he made his first start as a right guard against the same Cardinals team when Eric 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-starter Justin Smiley was put on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[1]
He was re-signed to a one-year contract on April 13, 2010.[2]
New York Giants
On July 29, 2011, Baas signed with the New York Giants.
Personal
Baas is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they reside in Sarasota, Florida.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Site of the San Francisco 49ers". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080314055424/http://49ers.com/team/roster_detail.php?PRKey=42§ion=TE+Roster. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ Maiocco, Matt (April 13, 2010). "Baas re-signs with 49ers for one year". Press-Democrat. http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers/2010/04/baas-re-signs-with-49ers-for-one-year.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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2004 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Matt Leinart | RB Adrian Peterson | RB J. J. Arrington | WR Braylon Edwards | WR Taylor Stubblefield | TE Heath Miller
OL Jammal Brown | OL Alex Barron | OL David Baas | OL Elton Brown | OL Michael Muñoz | C Ben WilkersonDefense DL David Pollack | DL Erasmus James | DL Shaun Cody | DL Marcus Spears
LB Derrick Johnson | LB Matt Grootegoed | LB A. J. Hawk
DB Antrel Rolle | DB Marlin Jackson | DB Carlos Rogers | DB Ernest Shazor | DB Thomas DavisSpecial Teams Rimington Trophy winners Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Bixby, Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Oklahoma
- American football centers
- American football offensive guards
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- New York Giants players
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