{"id":952311,"date":"2026-10-30T20:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/952311\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T20:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:34:25","slug":"cardinals-budda-baker-wears-halloween-mask-to-press-conference-addresses-nfl-trade-rumors-in-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/952311\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals&#8217; Budda Baker Wears Halloween Mask to Press Conference, Addresses NFL Trade Rumors in Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker was very much in the Halloween spirit during his media availability on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">While discussing multiple subjects, including the Cardinals&#8217; road game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Baker wore a scary clown mask:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Baker even talked about the possibility of getting dealt ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline, saying, &#8220;I just live in the present, like today having a great time with you guys. Gonna have a great Friday practice and just focus on playing against the Dallas Cowboys, and trying to get a W at their stadium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Given the fact that the Cards have only reached the playoffs once during Baker&#8217;s 10-year run with the organization, he has often been the subject of trade rumors and speculation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">That continues to be the case this season, as ESPN&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/50278445\/2026-nfl-trade-deadline-ranking-top-25-candidates-available\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Fowler<\/a> reported this week that Baker is expected to generate &#8220;strong interest&#8221; if made available. Fowler added that sources he has spoken to believe Arizona should &#8220;try to get something&#8221; for the 30-year-old veteran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Baker has not asked to be traded, though, as he told ESPN&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/50312624\/cardinals-budda-baker-stay-arizona-trade-deadline\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Weinfuss<\/a> this week that he hasn&#8217;t asked general manager Monti Ossenfort &#8220;about anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">That doesn&#8217;t guarantee that the Cardinals won&#8217;t look to move Baker, though, especially since he is only signed through 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">At 2-5, Arizona is not looking like a playoff contender this season, and it may be a while before the team is back in the mix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">By the time that happens, Baker may be past his prime or already moved on to a different team via free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Baker is an eight-time Pro Bowler and two-time First Team All-Pro with 1,065 tackles, 13.5 sacks and nine interceptions in 145 career games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">There is little doubt that contending teams would love to get their hands on Baker if possible, and if the Cards continue to lose, that could potentially become a reality by the Nov. 10 trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker was very much in the Halloween spirit during his media availability on Friday.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-952311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}