Games Played/Started:

2001 (6/0); 2002 (16/14); 2003 (16/16); 2004 (16/16); 2005 (5/5); 2006 (3/3); 2007 (0/0)

Career Totals

62 games, 54 starts

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by Baltimore in the second round, 62nd overall, in the 2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 4, 2005.

Career Highlights

Six-year NFL veteran has totaled 323 tackles, 3 sacks, 8 interceptions and 57 PBU…Had a career-high 106 tackles and 3 interceptions with Baltimore in 2003.

2007

Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Inactive (knees)…Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Inactive (knees)… Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Inactive (knees)…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Inactive (knees)…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Inactive (knees)…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Inactive (knees)…Placed on Injured Reserve on Oct. 23, 2007.

2006

In his second season with the Browns, injuries limited his production to only three starts and recorded 21 tackles, including 12 solo, 1 interception for 10 yards and 3 PBU…Entered the 2006 season healthy after rehabbing a right pectoral injury which forced him to end the 2005 season on Injured Reserve…Entered training camp and missed a portion of the preseason due to knee and shoulder injuries…Started the first two regular season games before a left pectoral injury forced him to miss three consecutive starts…Returned to the lineup before a season-ending patella tendon injury to both knees vs. Denver on Oct. 22, placed him on Injured Reserve…Started at right corner in the regular season opener vs. New Orleans on Sept. 10, and totaled 5 tackles, including 3 solo, and 1 PBU…Started at right corner at Cincinnati on Sept. 17, with a season-high 10 tackles, including 4 solo, and 1 PBU…Missed the next three games due to a left pectoral injury vs. Baltimore on Sept. 24, at Oakland on Oct. 1 and at Carolina on Oct. 8…Returned to start at right corner vs. Denver on Oct. 22, with 6 tackles, including 5 solo and 1 interception for 10 yards…Recorded his eighth career interception in the 1st quarter from Denver QB Jake Plummer intended for WR David Kircus at the Cleveland 15-yard line and returned 10 yards to the Cleveland 25-yard line…Suffered a severe patella tendon injury in both knees in the 2nd quarter…Placed on Injured Reserve on Oct. 24…Had surgery at the Cleveland Clinic to repair the patella tendon in both knees, performed by Head Team Physician, Dr. Anthony Miniaci.

2005

In his first season with the Browns, recorded 20 tackles, 17 solo, 1 TFL, 2 interceptions for 10 yards, 3 PBU and 1 forced fumble…Started five games after missing the regular season opener due to a concussion and suffered a season-ending pectoral injury vs. Detroit on Oct. 23…Added an interception at Green Bay on Sept. 18, and at Baltimore on Oct. 16…Had a season-high 7 tackles, including 6 solo, at Baltimore on Oct. 16…Made his Browns debut at Green Bay on Sept. 18, as he started at RDB and recorded 3 solo tackles, 1 interception and 2 PBU…In the 26-24 victory over the Packers, made a key play in the 3rd quarter as he intercepted QB Brett Favre in the end zone on a pass intended for WR Robert Ferguson and two plays later, the Browns offense converted the turnover into a TD as QB Trent Dilfer connected with Braylon Edwards for an 80-yard score and a 19-7 lead…Started at RDB at Indianapolis on Sept. 25, and added 5 tackles, including 3 solo…Started at RDB vs. Chicago on Oct. 9, with 4 solo tackles, 1 PBU and 1 forced fumble…Returned to play his former teammates at Baltimore on Oct. 16, and started at RDB with a season-high 7 tackles, including 6 solo, 1 TFL and 1 interception for 10 yards…Started at RDB vs. Detroit on Oct. 23, and had 1 solo tackle…Left the game in the 1st quarter with a pectoral strain and did not return…Placed on Injured-Reserve on Oct. 25.

2004

In his fourth season with Baltimore, started all 16 regular season games at right cornerback and totaled 86 tackles, 78 solo, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 14 PBU and 2 forced fumbles…Tied for sixth on the club with his 86 tackles and finished second with the 14 PBU…Started at corner with 3 solo tackles, including 1 sack in game at Cleveland on Sept. 12, and left the game in the second half with a hand injury, but returned in the third period…Netted 5 tackles and 1 sack for 2 yards and forced a fumble which led to a TD vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 19…Led secondary with 9 solo tackles and 4 PBU at Cincinnati on Sept. 26…Led the secondary and finished 3rd on the team with 9 tackles vs. Kansas City on Oct. 4…Finished with 5 tackles, 1 QB pressure, 1 PBU at Washington on Oct. 10...Tied for the secondary lead with 7 tackles, 5 solo, and a team-leading 3 PBU vs. Buffalo on Oct. 24…Posted 4 solo tackles at Philadelphia on Oct. 31…Led the secondary with 6 tackles, including 2 TFL, 1 forced fumble and 1 PBU vs. Cleveland on Nov. 7…Started with 2 solo tackles at N.Y. Jets on Nov. 14…Led the secondary with 8 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Dallas on Nov. 21…Netted 3 solo tackles and 1 PBU at New England on Nov. 28…Posted 4 solo tackles vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 5…Led the secondary with 6 tackles, 1 TFL, and recorded an interception for 33 yards vs. N.Y. Giants on Dec. 12…Posted 6 tackles, 1 TFL at Indianapolis on Dec. 19…Netted 2 solo tackles at Pittsburgh on Dec. 26…Recorded 7 solo tackles and 2 PBU in the season finale vs. Miami on Jan. 2.

2003

For the first time in his career started all 16 games regular season games (eight at cornerback and eight at free safety) and finished third on the team with a career-high 106 tackles, 88 solo, 1 sack, 3 interceptions and 17 PBU…Also started in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Tennessee on Jan. 3, with 5 solo tackles…Started at free safety and had 9 tackles, 5 solo, and 1 PBU in the season opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 7…Started at free safety and posted 6 tackles and 2 PBU vs. Cleveland on Sept. 14…Started at left cornerback for an inactive Chris McAlister at San Diego on Sept. 21, with 9 solo tackles and 4 PBU and had the game-ending interception in the end zone…Started at free safety and recorded 8 tackles, including 7 solo and 1 PBU vs. Kansas City on Sept. 28…Started at free safety and netted 7 tackles, 5 solo and 1 QB pressure at Arizona on Oct. 12…Started at free safety and posted 2 tackles, including 1 TFL and 1 QB pressure at Cincinnati on Oct. 19…Started at free safety, but finished the game at cornerback when Corey Fuller left the game with a leg injury vs. Denver on Oct. 26, and finished second on the team with 9 tackles, 7 solo, and had 1 interception, which led to a Ravens’ TD in the 4th quarter…Started at cornerback for an injured Corey Fuller and had 9 tackles, 5 solo, and 1 QB pressure vs. Jacksonville on Nov. 2…Started at cornerback for the second straight game for Corey Fuller (leg) and netted 4 tackles at St. Louis on Nov. 9…Started at free safety and recorded 8 solo tackles, including 1 TFL and tied for second on the squad with 2 PBU at Miami on Nov. 16…Started at free safety and posted 5 solo tackles and 1 PBU vs. Seattle on Nov. 23, and also picked up his first-career sack (five yards)…Started at cornerback and had 4 tackles, and tied for the team lead with 3 PBU and 1 interception vs. San Francisco on Nov. 30…Started at cornerback and posted 6 tackles, 5 solo, and 1 PBU vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 7…Started at cornerback and posted 6 solo tackles and 1 PBU at Oakland on Dec. 14…Started and led the secondary with 9 tackles, 8 solo, at Cleveland on Dec. 21…Posted 5 solo tackles in the season finale vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 28.

2002

In his second season with the Ravens, appeared in all 16 games, including 14 starts at cornerback and ranked second on the team with 90 tackles, including 75 solo, 20 PBU and 1 interception…Saw limited time in training camp due to a hamstring injury…In season opener added 2 tackles at Carolina on Sept. 8…In his first extended play at cornerback had 6 tackles vs. Tampa Bay on Sept. 15…Made his first NFL start at Denver on Sept. 30, and totaled 10 tackles and his first career interception off Brian Griese…Started at right corner and posted a career-high 11 tackles, 8 solo, and 5 PBU at Cleveland on Oct. 6…Started at right corner with 8 tackles at Indianapolis on Oct. 13…Started at right cornerback vs. Jacksonville on Oct. 20, and posted 8 tackles, 4 solo, and 2 PBU…Ranked second on the team with 8 tackles and 1 PBU vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 27…Started at right corner and tied for team lead with 8 tackles and 1 PBU at Atlanta on Nov. 3…Started vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 10, and had 6 solo tackles and 1 PBU…Started at corner with 5 tackles at Miami on Nov. 17…Recorded 4 tackles and 2 PBU vs. Tennessee on Nov. 24…Started at corner at Cincinnati on Dec. 1, with 4 solo tackles and 2 PBU…Started with 4 tackles and 1 PBU vs. New Orleans on Dec. 8…Posted 4 tackles and 1 PBU in starting assignment at Houston on Dec. 15…Added 4 solo tackles and 1 PBU vs. Cleveland on Dec. 22…Started at corner in the season finale at Pittsburgh on Dec. 29, with 6 solo tackles and 2 PBU.

2001

In his rookie season with Baltimore appeared in six games and tied for eighth on the team with 8 special teams tackles…Missed the first eight games of the regular season due to a knee injury suffered during training camp…Made his NFL debut by playing special teams with 1 tackle at Tennessee on Nov. 12…Also played on special teams vs. Cleveland on Nov. 18…Recorded 1 special teams tackle at Jacksonville on Nov. 25…Saw his first action on defense vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 2…Added 2 special teams tackles vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 16…Recorded 4 special teams tackles vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 23…Inactive the final two regular season games at Tampa Bay on Dec. 29 and vs. Minnesota on Jan. 7…Appeared in two postseason games and totaled 3 special teams tackles…Recorded 2 special teams tackles in 20-3 Wild Card Playoff win at Miami on Jan. 13…Added 1 special teams tackle in 27-10 Divisional Playoff loss at Pittsburgh on Jan. 20.

College Highlights

Finished his college at Baylor career with 202 tackles, 142 solo, 50 PBU, 6 interceptions and 6 TFL in 41 games...His 50 PBU set a school career-record…Was a three-time All-Big 12 choice (1998-2000)...Wan an All-American third-team selection by Football News and consensus All-Big 12 first-team choice as a senior...Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the top defensive back in college football...As a senior in 2000, started at right cornerback and led the team with a career-high 96 tackles, 57 solo, including 3 TFL, 1 sack, a team-high 11 PBU, 2 QB pressures and 2 forced fumbles...As a junior, played in every game, starting the final nine contests at right cornerback and recorded 53 tackles, 43 solo, with 1 TFL, 17 PBU and 2 interceptions...Also blocked a kick on special teams...Suffered a right hamstring strain during fall drills, an injury that kept him out of the starting lineup for the season opener...As a sophomore, started every game at right cornerback, finishing seventh on the team with 45 tackles, 36 solo, 2 TFL, 2 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions for 87 yards and a career-high 22 PBU…Also blocked a pair of kicks...Had a career-long 59-yard interception return to set up the team’s only score vs. Notre Dame…Blocked a 19-yard FG attempt, returned an interception 28 yards and batted away a pass against Oklahoma... In 1999, played in eight games as a reserve cornerback, recording 8 tackles, 6 solo...Also returned 4 kickoffs for 30 yards as a freshman…Returned to Baylor and graduated with a degree in speech communications in the spring of 2003.

Personal

Named Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Top 100 selection at John Tyler (Tyler, Texas) High...National blue chip prospect by Max Emfinger...All-Big 12 area selection by National Recruiting Advisor...Waco Tribune-Herald Top 30 pick...Rated the No. 23 player in Texas by Aggieland Bench Press, No. 30 by Austin American-Statesman, No. 51 by David Garvin and No. 73 by National Recruiting Advisor...Made 2 interceptions in 1996 and earned All-East Texas honors…Tied for first on the team with 106 total tackles as a senior…Received the Bobby Jones Award for senior leadership in his final year at Baylor...Signed autographs at a military unit in Hawaii during the 2004 Pro Bowl...Has given motivation speeches, including one at his high school football banquet in the spring of 2004...Following his playing career, has aspirations of becoming a police officer or FBI agent, as Baxter rode-along with the Baltimore Police during the offseason; and during his day with police, the officer responded to a domestic violence call, store theft and was involved in a high-speed chase...In June 2004, Baxter was a guest host for a week in the NFL Network studio with Rich Eisen…Has his own web site at www.garybaxter23.com...Full name: Gary Wayne Baxter.