Matt Baker (American football)
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East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
| Cleveland Browns | |
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| Title | Assistant quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 11, 1983 East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina |
| NFL draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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Matthew David Baker (born May 11, 1983) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is an offensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Baker played college football as a quarterback at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was signed by the Houston Texans of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He was a practice squad member for the Texans, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.
Baker attended Brother Rice High School, where he was a three-year letter winner in football and lacrosse He led his football team to the state championship and a 12–1 record as a senior. He earned All-State Dream Team and Associated Press honors in football. Baker was two-time All-State and All-Midwest in lacrosse and in 2001 earned Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association Player of the Year and Lacrosse All-American honors.
College career
Baker was fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in passing and led North Carolina to a 5–6 record during his senior year. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an economics degree and also became a brother of the Sigma Chi fraternity.