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Baker accuses Jets of lying about contract (updated)

Football for Breakfast found this 6/5/2008 on nydailynews.com

Disgruntled TE Chris Baker vented for 16 minutes after practice, telling reporters the Jets lied to him about re-working his contract and predicting that he will not be a Jet this season. Baker, who has two years remaining on a contract that pays him $1.65 million annually, emphasized that he wants to play for the Jets, but he doesn’t see it happening in light of the team’s refusal to revisit his contract situation. Baker also revealed that he had lunch with Eric Mangini ...