Doug Baldwin is a player in the National Football League who started out as an undrafted free agent to become one of the top players at his position. He was a fine athlete in high school and college before being selected by the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL in 2011. Ever since he’s played exceptionally post-draft and led his team to their 2013 Superbowl win and NFC. Learn more about Doug below.
Doug Baldwin Bio (Age)
The American wide receiver was born in GulfBreeze, Florida on September 21, 1988 to African American parents and named Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jnr. He is of African and Filipino descent and holds American citizenship. Doug has one younger sibling.
Doug Baldwin received his high school education from Gulf Breeze High School in Florida, USA and was very active in sports activities such as basketball, high jump, long jump, soccer and running (track and field events). Football took up most of his mind, however, and he averaged 16.2 as a wide receiver with 6 touchdowns in his senior year.
He studied and played soccer at the privately-held Stanford University in California, where he excelled in academics and athletics from 2007-2010. Although his collegiate career was plagued with non-stop injuries that nearly curtailed his career, Doug Baldwin managed to turn football into a career that spurred and encouraged him after his varsity days.
He finished his college football career as a leader,With 96 receptions for 1, 360 yards and 13 touchdowns, his kick stats were 30 punt returns for 211 punt returns while he recorded 28 kick returns for 708 before his 2010 graduated.
The wide receiver had an amazing outing in his 2011 rookie season, becoming the NFL’s fourth overall ranking rookie. In doing so, he made history as the team leader for receiving yards and receiving, becoming the first free agent since the AFL-NFL merger.
During the 2012 season, Baldwin changed his jersey number on the team from No. 15 to No. 89, later dropping a new inclusion: Matt Flynn. He also had a poor outing when he was sidelined due to injuries sustained on the field. Some of his injuries at the time were dental injuries where he underwent corrective surgery at week 3, a shoulder injury at week 7 and a sprained ankle at week 7.
He rebounded later in the 2013 season and made a career-high catch for his team with 5 touchdowns, 50-yard receptions for 778 yards in 16 games played and 9 games he started. Doug also led his team to victory at Superbowl XLVIII against his opponent, the Denver Broncos, by a score of 43 to 8.
In 2014, after his outstanding performances with the team, he was awarded a second round of bidding for $2.187 million and a two-year, $13 million contract for one year, according to the team. Following his peak form, he earned two Pro Bowl mentions in 2016 and 2017 and finished the 2017 regular season outing with a record 8 touchdowns, 75-yard receptions for 991 yards in 16 games played and starting with him. The NFL star was able to repeat himself and perform even better in the 2018 NFL season despite starting his campaign with a shoulder injury.
On the other hand, the broad listener has joined his NFL peers such as quarterback Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and many others in protesting the NFL’s new policy of requiring all players to stand up for the national anthem, as used by President Donald Trump after his campaign in Alabama deployed in September 2017.
His family – parents
The talented athlete’s parents are Douglas Snr. and Cindy Baldwin. His father has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in international relations.
His father served as a law enforcement officer appointed under SWAT, Patrol Team, Narcotics TAC, among others, before retiring from the Pensacola Police Department in 2013. He later campaigned under the Republican platform as Escambia County Sheriff against incumbent David Morgan. However, he lost the election to the incumbent, who secured his third term.
It is reported that his grandfather was a military personnel and he also has a younger brother Devon Baldwin who is 14 years older than he was born in 2002.
Who is his girlfriend or wife?
The talented wide receiver was initially romantically linked to handsome sports junkie Jennilyn DeJesus, who he started dating in 2012, but the duo’s highly publicized relationship sadly fell apart in 2015 when they went their separate ways.
The Seattle Seahawks star later moved on, hooking up with Philippine-born data analyst Tara Sabourin. He’s been popping the “will you marry me” question since March 3, 2016, though the gorgeous couple hasn’t walked down the aisle just yet. We can’t wait to see how these two exchange their final vows the fastest. Tara Sabourin works at Atigeo in Bellevue, Washington, DC.
His size
The Gulf Breeze-born athlete stands at 1.78 m and his average height is complemented by a weight of 87 kg.