This is an IHeart podcast.

Guaranteed Human. Ten Takes is a production of the NFL in partnership with IHeart Radio. Baker, I've done this a few times. I've never been more excited to talk to a player than I am right now, dude. I'm ready. How's life? How you doing? Good, man. Not a whole lot to complain about. Family's good. Obviously dealing with some adversity in the building

with the injuries and whatnot, but it's just a good opportunity to see what people are made of

and continue to lead in a good way. You mentioned family. I was watching an interview this week

that you and your wife Emily did with Michelle Beisner Buck, and in the middle of it, Emily says,

Baker's not for everybody. So what a quote. What a wife take.

How do you explain what she means by that?

Yeah, brutally honest on her part.

But I love it.

For me, it's to explain that just being honest with everybody.

You know, saying what I'm thinking, and that comes with good and bad.

You know, obviously going through things, admitting when I'm wrong and not, but also being, I guess,

just up front and open. Not everybody likes that, but that's okay. And it's just try and keep the

relationships positive that, you know, people I directly work around, family, friends, loved ones,

and obviously people in the building.

And I think transparency is one of the most important things.

When you have someone who doesn't like how candid you are, can you tell right away that maybe this is person I'm not for them?

Pretty quick. You can tell pretty quick. And that's okay.

Well, I think it's fun because you have taken so much from talking heads

and fans. Right now, dude, you are a darling. People love you right now. What is it like being in

your beloved era? Honestly, just through all the ups and downs. Yeah. You know, being at the

peak of it when it came to college and then

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