Baker played just two snaps on defense in Saturday's win over Pittsburgh.
Baker moved to a backup role with the return of JuJu Brents from a quad injury. He played 15 snaps on special teams.
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Colts' Darrell Baker: Back in starting lineup
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Baker had three total tackles in Sunday's win over Tampa Bay.
Baker has moved back into the starting lineup due to the season-ending injury to Dallis Flowers (Achilles) and with JuJu Brents missing the last four games with a quad injury. After struggling to begin the season, Baker has improved in coverage the last three games by allowing eight of 13 passes targeted at him to go for a relatively modest 62 yards, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Colts' Darrell Baker: Listed as starting cornerback
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Baker is listed as a starting cornerback in Indianapolis' first unofficial depth chart of the regular season.
Flowers will start at cornerback next to Dallis Flowers and Kenny Moore at nickelback. Baker had a strong training camp and emerged as a surprise starter with 2023 second-round draft pick Julius Brents struggling during the preseason.
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Darrell Baker: Finds work in Indianapolis
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The Colts signed Baker to their practice squad Tuesday.
The rookie cornerback was waived by Arizona in late-August, but he's since found a new opportunity to join an active NFL roster with the Colts. In 56 career games (26 starts) at Georgia Southern, Baker collected 121 tackles (80 solo), 21 passes defensed, three interceptions and two forced fumbles.
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Darrell Baker: Waived with injury designation
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The Cardinals waived Baker (undisclosed) with an injury designation Tuesday.
The extent of the injury remains unknown. Baker will revert to the Cardinals injured reserve list if he clears waivers.
