Sherrod Baltimore
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|caption=Baltimore with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2022
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|position1=Defensive back
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|10|5}}
|birth_place=Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S.
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|weight_lb=175
|highschool=Friendly High School
|College=Maine
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2017|2024}}
|playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks
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Sherrod Baltimore (born October 5, 1992) is an American professional football defensive back. He played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears.{{Cite web |title=Sherrod Baltimore |url=https://goblackbears.com/sports/football/roster/sherrod-baltimore/846 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Maine Black Bears}}
Professional career
Baltimore signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on April 5, 2017, after being scouted by the Redblacks' director of player personnel, Jean-Marc Edmé.{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2017 |title=Transactions: April 5, 2017 |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2017/04/05/transactions-april-5-2017/ |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Football League}}{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2020 |title=Baltimore thankful for the opportunity to play football |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2020/03/26/baltimore-thankful-opportunity-play-football/ |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks}} He played in his first game on July 24, 2017, against the Toronto Argonauts where he recorded five defensive tackles. Over the 2017 season, he played and started in 13 regular season games and made 47 defensive tackles and was the team's nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award.{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2017 |title=CFL announces 2017 team award winners |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2017/11/01/cfl-announces-2017-team-award-winners/ |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Football League}} He also played in the team's East Semi-Final playoff loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders that year.
To begin the 2018 Ottawa Redblacks season, Baltimore lost his starting position and was placed on the team's practice roster, despite his previous season's success.{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2018 |title=Cutdown Day: 11 moves and what they could mean |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/06/10/cutdown-day-11-moves-mean/ |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Football League}} After sitting out four games, he was activated for the July 20, 2018, game against the BC Lions as a backup. Throughout the season, he was promoted to starter and relegated back again to back up, but overall played in 13 regular season games while starting in six. He recorded 15 defensive tackles and two interceptions, including his first career interception on a pass from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Jeremiah Masoli on October 19, 2018.{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2018 |title=Redblacks erase 16-point deficit; top Ti-Cats in first-place battle |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/19/redblacks-erase-16-point-deficit-hang-edge-ticats/ |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Football League}} He again recorded an interception in the Redblacks' East Final playoff win against the Tiger-Cats and played in his first Grey Cup championship game. Despite a strong outing by Baltimore with four defensive tackles and another interception, the Redblacks fell to the Calgary Stampeders 27–16 in the 106th Grey Cup.{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2018 |title=106th Grey Cup Boxscore |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/2551/ottawa-redblacks-vs-calgary-stampeders/#/boxscore |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Canadian Football League}} On December 21, 2018, it was announced that Baltimore had signed an extension with the Redblacks.{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2018 |title=Redblacks bring back Baltimore, Newsome with one-year deals |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/redblacks-bring-back-baltimore-newsome-with-one-year-deals |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Ottawa Citizen}}
In 2019, Baltimore made the opening day active roster for the first time and played in a career-high 16 regular season games. He had 29 defensive tackles and one forced fumble, but the team struggled to a 3–15 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. He did not play in 2020 due to the CFL cancelling their 2020 season. On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Baltimore had signed an extension with the Redblacks through the 2021 season.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Baltimore, Mason sign extensions in the nation's capital |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/01/11/baltimore-mason-sign-extensions-nations-capital/ |publisher=Canadian Football League}}
Baltimore became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa24/ |title=Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 26, 2024}} However, he was re-signed at the start of the 2024 season on June 10, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/ottawa-redblacks/back-to-baltimore-redblacks-re-sign-veteran-corner-to-help-injury-depleted-secondary |title=BACK TO BALTIMORE: Redblacks re-sign veteran corner to help injury-depleted secondary |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=June 10, 2024}} He played in five games and recorded eight defensive tackles before being released on August 4, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2024/08/04/redblacks-release-veteran-db-sherrod-baltimore-one-other/ |title=Redblacks release veteran DB Sherrod Baltimore, one other |publisher=3DownNation |date=August 4, 2024}}
Personal life
Baltimore grew up with his mother, Sharisse Baltimore, and six siblings in the Washington, D.C. area.{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2018 |title=From The Struggle to the Grey Cup game: Redblacks' Sherrod Baltimore a nice success story |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/from-the-struggle-to-the-grey-cup-game-redblacks-sherrod-baltimore-a-nice-success-story |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Ottawa Citizen}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/sherrod-baltimore/163025/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Maine Black Bears football players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland