The Green Bay Packers’ receivers are banged up. Despite no receiver being injured in the Packers’ preseason opener against the New York Jets, practice reps have taken out Jayden Reed (foot), Dontayvion Wicks (calf), Romeo Doubs (unknown) and Savion Williams (unknown). On Tuesday, both Doubs and Williams dropped out of action in their last practice before the team’s trip to Indianapolis.
Including Christian Watson, who is coming off an ACL tear, only one of the Packers’ top six receivers is healthy right now: first-round rookie Matthew Golden.
Baker has spent some time in Green Bay already. He was on the Packers’ practice squad for about three weeks back in the 2022 season.
The South Alabama product was drafted in 2021 by the New Orleans Saints, where he saw action in two games as a rookie on special teams. In 2022, he was suspended for the first six games of the regular season for performance-enhancing substances. When he returned from suspension, the Saints released him, and he was added to the Packers’ practice squad.
Since his stint in Green Bay, he’s spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles, Saints, New England Patriots and Raiders, either on their offseason roster or practice squad. He was also rostered by the UFL’s San Antonio Brahmas last year, but he never got on the field for San Antonio. The Brahmas were cut-happy last year. By Late May, they had released twice as many players as any other team in the league.
Before signing with the Raiders, Baker had also worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason.