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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Cleared to return
Budda Baker (concussion) has been cleared to return to Sunday's matchup versus the Falcons, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reports.Baker has returned to the game after briefly exiting in order to be evaluated for a concussion. The 29-year-old should continue to serve as the team's top option at free safety.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Being evaluated for concussion
Budda Baker is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Falcons.Baker left the game in the third quarter with a head injury and is being evaluated by one of the league's independent neurologists for a concussion. If he is diagnosed with a concussion, he will be unable to return to Sunday's contest and will have to enter the league's concussion protocol.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Posts eight tackles in defeat
Budda Baker recorded eight tackles (five solo) in the Arizona Cardinals' 40-20 loss to the Texans on Sunday.Baker has at least eight tackles in seven of his 14 appearances this season and has now produced 101 tackles (46 solo), including 0.5 sacks, four pass breakups, including one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on 99 percent of the defensive snaps during the 2025 campaign.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Tallies six stops in Week 14 defeat
Budda Baker logged six tackles (three solo) Sunday in a loss to the Rams.Baker had a relatively quiet game, finishing tied for fourth on Arizona in stops. That was his lowest mark since he logged five tackles against Seattle in Week 10. Still, Baker has been an elite IDP option this season, registering 93 tackles (including 0.5 sacks) and four defensed passes (including one interception) through 13 games.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Compiles nine tackles Sunday
Budda Baker recorded nine tackles (three solo) and a pass defensed during Sunday's 20-17 loss at Tampa Bay.With another nice day in the box score in Week 13, Baker has now tallied at least seven tackles in five of his last six games. He's easily on pace for the sixth 100-plus tackle season of his career and projects as a good IDP play in most formats in a Week 14 matchup versus the Rams.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Very involved in Week 12
Budda Baker tallied nine tackles (four solo), including 0.5 sacks, along with an interception Sunday in an overtime loss to Jacksonville.Baker got into the sack column for the first time this season with an assisted sack of Trevor Lawrence early in the second quarter. That was one of his nine stops in the contest, which tied for the team lead. Baker's biggest play, however, was a pickoff of Lawrence midway through the fourth quarter that set up a go-ahead touchdown by Arizona three plays later. The interception was Baker's first since the 2022 season.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Posts eight stops vs. San Fran
Budda Baker logged eight tackles (three solo) during the Arizona Cardinals' 41-22 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.Baker was one of four Arizona defenders to play every single defensive snap Sunday and finished second on the team in tackles behind Cody Simon (12). Baker has posted at least five stops in each of the first 10 regular-season games and is up to 69 tackles (31 solo), two pass defenses and one fumble recovery in 2025.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Records five stops in Week 10 loss
Budda Baker finished Sunday's loss to the Seahawks with five tackles (two solo).The veteran safety dealt with a hamstring issue throughout the week but was ultimately cleared to suit up. Baker ended up logging 90 percent of Arizona's defensive snaps in the defeat -- the first time this season he hasn't been on the field for every defensive snap. His five tackles tied a season-low mark.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Cleared to play Week 10
Budda Baker (hamstring) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.A hamstring injury limited Baker in the first two practices of Week 10 prep, but the veteran safety has been cleared to play against Seattle after logging a full practice Friday. The 2017 second-rounder has accumulated 56 tackles (26 solo), two pass defenses and one fumble recovery across eight regular-season games.
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Cardinals' Budda Baker: Limited again
Budda Baker (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice Thursday, Zach Gershman of the Arizona Cardinals' official site reports.The safety was estimated to be a limited participant in Wednesday's walkthrough. Baker will have one more day to practice fully ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Seahawks. The veteran has played on every defensive snap this season for the Cardinals.
Budda Baker
#3 DB / Arizona Cardinals / EXP: 9YRS Height: 5-10 Weight: 195 lb Age: 29 College: Washington Bye 8Fantasy Points by Week
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