Doug Baldwin Biography, Age, Height, College career, Professional career, Highlights

Doug Baldwin was born in Gulf Breeze, Florida, U.S to African parent Devon Baldwin (mother) and Sr. Doug Baldwin (father). He has one younger brother, named Devon.

He played football for the Gulf Breeze High School Dolphins. As a senior, Baldwin had 42 receptions for 682 yards (16.2 avg.) with six touchdowns. His grandmother is Filipina and is from Tacloban City.

Doug Baldwin Father

His father Sr. Doug Baldwin has a bachelor of degree in Criminal Justice and holds a degree in International Relations. His father also served as a law enforcement agent under SWAT, Patrol Team, Narcotics TAC among other appointed assignments before he retired in 2013 from the Pensacola Police Department.

He later campaigned under the Republican platform to become his town’s Escambia County Sheriff going up against the incumbent David Morgan. He, however, lost the election to the incumbent who secured his third term in office.

Doug Baldwin Wife

Doug Baldwin is married to Tara Sabourin.

College career

Baldwin played college football at Stanford from 2007 to 2010. He served as a wide receiver and kick returner.

He led the Cardinal football team in receiving yards and touchdowns his senior year. In all four seasons with the Cardinal, Baldwin’s head coach was Jim Harbaugh.

Doug Baldwin Professional Career

Postseason

In the Divisional Round against the Carolina Panthers, Baldwin caught a 16-yard touchdown pass for the first score of the game in an eventual 31-17 victory.

 In the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, Baldwin had six catches for 106 yards, including a 35-yard catch in overtime immediately preceding the game-winning touchdown by wide receiver Jermaine Kearse.

Baldwin took over kick return duties in this game due to injury, fumbling once and averaging just 19.3 yards on three returns. In Super Bowl XLIX, Baldwin was held to one catch for three yards and scored Seattle’s last touchdown of the season as they failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

Baldwin celebrated the touchdown with a vulgar pantomime which gained significant attention on social media as the “poopdown”, and which earned a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.

He commented after the game that the celebration was directed at an unnamed group, who were not present at the game. He was later fined $11,025 for his actions by the NFL.

The Seahawks did not score again in the game and went on to lose 28-24 to the New England Patriots. Baldwin later apologized for the incident, clarifying that the gesture was directed at opposing star cornerback Darrelle Revis, and that “it was just kind of a built-up frustration I was letting out in that sequence, between him and I.”

2016 season

Baldwin and the Seahawks agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $46 million, with $24.25 million guaranteed. At the time, Baldwin became the sixth-highest paid wide receiver in the NFL.

Baldwin started the 2016 season with a nine-catch, 92-yard outing against the Miami Dolphins, including a three-yard touchdown catch with less than a minute left to secure a narrow 12–10 victory for the Seahawks.

Two weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers, Baldwin hauled in eight receptions for then a career-high 164 receiving yards, including a touchdown. In Week 10 on the road against the New England Patriots, he caught six passes for 59 yards, including three touchdowns, equaling a career-high.

The following week against the Philadelphia Eagles, he caught four passes for 104 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass on a reverse wide receiver pass to Russell Wilson. Against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16, he recorded 13 catches for another career-high 171 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Much like the 2015 season, Baldwin’s 2016 season was a strong one, and he finished with 94 receptions 1,128 yards and seven touchdowns. In the playoffs, Baldwin continued his strong play.

In the Wild Card Round against the sixth-seeded Detroit Lions, Baldwin recorded 11 receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks defeated the Lions by a score of 26-6.

In the Divisional Round, Baldwin again had another strong performance against the second-seeded Atlanta Falcons, catching five passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. However, the Seahawks’ season ended as they fell by a score of 36-20.

On January 23, 2017, Baldwin was named to his first career Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals. He was also ranked 88th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

2017 season

Baldwin caught 75 passes for 991 yards and eight touchdowns during the 2017 season. He had two 100+ yard games: 10 receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown in a Week 3 loss to Tennessee and seven receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown in a Week 8 loss to Washington.

He was named to the 2018 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Larry Fitzgerald. He was ranked 99th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

2018 season

Baldwin suffered an elbow injury early in Week 1 of the 2018 season, limiting him to just six receptions for 42 yards through the first five weeks. In Week 6, he had six receptions for 91 yards in the 27–3 win over Oakland but re-aggravated the elbow.

On May 9, 2019, the Seahawks released Baldwin with a failed physical designation. On May 12, 2019, Baldwin announced his retirement on Twitter.