David Baas

David Baas

Baas at 49ers training camp in August 2010
No. 64     New York Giants
Guard/Center
Personal information
Date of birth: September 28, 1981 (1981-09-28)
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
Consensus All-American (2004) Dave Rimington Trophy (2004) Super Bowl champion (XLVI)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games played	101
Games started	63
Stats at NFL.com

David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981) is an American football offensive lineman for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). 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.

Early years

Baas was born in Bixby, Oklahoma. He 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.

College career

Baas attended the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team. 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 Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's top center. He was also recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2004. 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.

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-starter Justin Smiley was put on injured reserve with 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 the New York Giants as an unrestricted free agent.^{[citation needed]}

Personal

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

External links

• San Francisco 49ers bio
• Sports Illustrated Player Profile