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Swaggy's Surge: Chris Baker Showing His Worth

Tony Romo. James Harrison. Arian Foster.

Chris Baker?

When football fans think of all the current NFL players who went undrafted and are excelling in the league, perhaps they wouldn’t bunch the Redskins defensive end in with the Romos, Harrisons and Fosters of the world.

But midway through the 2015 season, it’s Baker that is outperforming them all.

A menace to opposing quarterbacks and in the run game, the fourth-year Hampton product affectionately known as “Swaggy” is turning in a career year for first-year defensive coordinator Joe Barry, already establishing a career high with 3.