Rookie wide receiver Javon Baker broke the internet over the weekend with his claim that he’s so entertaining on the football field he “makes people in wheelchairs stand up.”
He wasn’t happy about being left on the draft board all the way to the fourth round, and he seems determined to make the rest of the NFL pay for overlooking him.
Make no mistake, Baker isn’t all bark with no bite. He was an electric offensive playmaker at UCF with one of the most impressive highlight reels for a rookie receiver. He’s a menace in contested catch situations and a legitimate separator in head-to-head matchups with opposing defensive backs.
There’s also plenty of film of him shaking off defenders and making would-be tacklers miss with the ball in his hands. Baker could end up being the true No. 1 receiver the Patriots have been hoping for on the field.
Here’s some of his best highlights from college: