Doug Baldwin wears No. 89 to honor the one NFL wide receiver he has “stolen” the most moves from.
It is Steve Smith, the former Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens’ star who is bound to go into the NFL Hall of Fame someday.
And like Smith, Baldwin isn’t the biggest guy. And like Smith, Baldwin is as feisty and cagey a competitor as you’ll ever see in an NFL stadium.
The unsigned free agent out of Stanford caught 11 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s 26-6 victory over Detroit in an NFC wild card playoff game Saturday night at CenturyLink Field.