DALLAS -- As Washington Redskins defensive end Chris Baker chatted with a reporter in a hallway near the visitors' locker room Sunday, coach Jay Gruden walked past, showered and ready for the bus ride to the airport. He spotted Baker, smiled and said without breaking stride, “Big money!”
To which Baker replied with a smile and, “Yes, sir!”
He could just as easily have said, “Cha-ching.”
Here’s why: Baker's third-quarter sack was his sixth of the season, earning him a $280,000 bonus.
“That’s all I could think about this week was getting that one sack,” Baker said.