Adam Gase has finalized his starting linebacking unit, and that unit includes a rookie third-round draft pick.
According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, Jerome Baker will be the third starter alongside Raekwon McMillan and Kiko Alonso come week 1 of the regular season. Baker essentially earned Gase’s blessing in a Monday morning press conference when Gase said that Baker is “our starter until we say otherwise.”
The starting lineup for Miami’s linebacker position was a focus amongst fans and the media entering training camp, as veteran Stephone Anthony, second-year and former undrafted free agent Chase Allen, and Baker were all vying for the starting position next to McMillan and Alonso.