For himself, he sees promise in Schwesinger, who has been among the three linebackers going first in drills, someone the Browns also show promise in, drafting him 33rd overall.
Baker’s only been his teammate for three months, but he said the UCLA product is going to have a long and successful career, citing that Schwesinger does things the right way.
However, coming from college to the NFL is a big jump and Baker wants to make sure that Schwesinger has someone beside him to help him with the things that aren’t X’s and O’s.
“Just for me, I’m just teaching him how to be a pro in any way I can help him,” Baker said. “I’ll just say this, he’s far along. Further along than a lot of rookies, so he’s definitely going to be good.”
While Baker didn’t know that he’d eventually become the oldest player in the linebacker room when he signed his contract, he did know what defensive scheme he was getting himself into – a key selling point for him coming back home to Cleveland. Under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, the Browns are running an attack penetration style defense, a scheme that allows Baker to play the linebacker position aggressively.
“You just go out and just play, just run, hit guys, and you don’t really have to think as much,” Baker said. “Just go out there and play ball and have fun and the players will come to you.”