Baker signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old wideout will head to New England after spending the entirety of the 2023 campaign as a free agent. Baker last appeared in a regular-season game back in 2021 with the Saints.
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Kawaan Baker: Won't make roster
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New Orleans is waiving Baker, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Baker finished last season on the Saints' practice squad and signed a reserve/future contract with the team in January. He caught four of seven targets for 47 yards during exhibition action but won't make the initial 53-man roster. Baker is a candidate to remain with the organization as part of the practice squad.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Remaining with New Orleans
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The Saints signed Baker to a reserve/future contract Thursday, per the team's official site.
Baker has been through the wringer since entering the NFL in 2021, as he was let go by New Orleans, handed a six-game suspension for violating the league's PED policy, waived by the Seahawks, cut by the Packers, discharged from the Eagles' practice squad and finally recalled to the Saints' practice squad in that span. The 215-pound wide receiver is now in a position to compete for one of New Orleans' roster spots throughout the summer and into training camp.
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Kawaan Baker: Finds new team
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Baker was signed to the Saints' practice squad Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Baker was most recently on the Eagles' practice squad, and has yet to play an NFL game this season. However, he spent part of 2021 in New Orleans, playing two games for the team. With Chris Olave dealing with a hamstring injury, and Jarvis Landry (ankle) on IR, the Saints are currently short-handed at receiver. Baker will work to make his way to the active roster before the current season comes to a close.
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Kawaan Baker: Done on Eagles' practice squad
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Philadelphia cut Baker from its practice squad Tuesday.
Less than a full week after Baker signed onto the Eagles' practice squad, the team has already decided to part ways with him. The 2021 seventh-rounder has great size (6-foot-1, 215 lbs.) and speed (4.43-second 40), but he has yet to see an offensive snap in his young NFL career. Now he'll have to look for another opportunity elsewhere.
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Kawaan Baker: Stint in Green Bay over
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The Packers cut Baker from their practice squad Tuesday.
Baker was signed to Green Bay's practice squad back in mid-October, but he's since been let go after failing to make an appearance on the team's active roster. The 24-year-old will now await another opportunity to receive snaps elsewhere.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Suspended six games
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Baker has been suspended six games for violating the league's PED policy, Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network reports.
Baker will be first available to return during the Saints' Week 7 clash against the Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. After being selected 255th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by New Orleans, Baker spent his rookie season jumping back and forth between the team's active roster and practice squad, where he ultimately appeared in two games on special teams. Given the second-year receiver entered camp fighting for a roster spot, the near future doesn't present a clear path to targets for Baker, as the Saints have Michael Thomas (ankle) back, drafted Chris Olave 11th overall in this year's NFL Draft and signed Jarvis Landry back in May, not to mention Marquez Callaway and Tre-Quan Smith's established rapport in this offense.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Sticks with Saints
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The Saints signed Baker to a reserve/future contract Monday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Baker was a seventh-round pick in the 2021 draft and spent the majority of the season on the Saints' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster for two games and played entirely on special teams. Baker will have a chance to make the Saints' active roster in 2022 with a strong showing during offseason activities and training camp.
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Kawaan Baker: Back on Saints' practice squad
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Baker reverted to New Orleans' practice squad Monday.
Baker played eight snaps, all on special teams. He didn't put up any other statistics.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Elevated to active roster
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The Saints elevated Baker from their practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
After making his season debut in Week 16, Baker will be elevated for a second straight game. In his first contest, the rookie seventh-round pick recorded one tackle while playing 16 snaps on special teams. He's expected to have a similar role in Week 17.
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Kawaan Baker: Back to practice squad
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Baker reverted to the Saints' practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Baker was a gameday elevation for Monday's loss to Miami and recorded one tackle while playing 16 snaps on special teams. He's now back on the practice squad heading into Week 17.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Elevated Monday
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Baker was elevated from the Saints' practice squad ahead of Monday's game against the Dolphins, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.
Baker will join the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement for Week 16. The 2021 seventh-rounder hasn't yet made his regular-season debut in the NFL, and he's unlikely to have a significant fantasy role Monday.
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Kawaan Baker: Exits New Orleans
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The Saints waived Baker on Tuesday.
Baker was considered to have an outside shot at landing on New Orleans' 53-man roster but ultimately did not make the cut. Still, the Saints' seventh-round draft pick seems like a prime candidate to land on its practice squad should he ultimately go unclaimed on waivers.
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Saints' Kawaan Baker: Opportunity getting bigger
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Baker has an opportunity to see snaps early in the season with Michael Thomas (ankle) expected to miss at least the first four games, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.
While Tre'Quan Smith is primed to hold down the No. 1 role in Thomas' absence, Marquez Callaway and Deonte Harris are the favorites to handle the No. 2 and 3 roles behind him. However, nothing is set in stone, and Baker easily could push Callaway and Harris for some sort of offensive role during training camp. In fact, if Baker can impress the coaching staff during this window of opportunity, it's not impossible that the South Alabama product is involved in the offense all season long.
