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" Chris Baker, who began the offseason livid at the Jets for what he believed was a broken promise to renegotiate his contract, made a decision to take the high road as training camp approached - and that earned him the contract extension he got this week.
Baker was mimicking the route former Jets guard Pete Kendall took at the start of last season and appeared poised to shoot his way out of town the way Kendall did.
In the end, it was Baker's desire to stay with the Jets that changed his mind.
"I'm glad it all worked out," Baker said of the three-year extension worth $12.2 million. "Now I hope I can look forward to playing here the rest of my career. I can focus on football."
Asked how he reconciled his anger, Baker said, "It's a business. I understand that. I don't have any hard feelings. I'm excited to hopefully be here for the rest of my career. That's what I'm looking forward to."
Baker went from being angry during spring minicamp and threatening to hold out to opting to come to training camp and work quietly. The turning point occurred "right before we reported to (training) camp," he said.
"I was like, 'Let me get myself ready. I'm here to play.' Had I kept going the route I was going this spring I probably wouldn't be ready to play right now.""
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I am glad to see he wants to be a Jet and end his career with the Jets. I am also glad to see that he chose the high road. To me this shows he is a class act, and as a fan I would like to see Baker in Jets uniform till the day he retires.
09-12-2008, 04:48 PM
Chris Baker get new contract
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