Gulf Breeze's Doug Baldwin Signs With Seahawks

From The Pensacola News Journal

What a ride for Doug Baldwin: From Gulf Breeze to the Seattle Seahawks

By Bob Heist

"I remember growing up and knowing Derrick Brooks and Emmitt Smith came from Pensacola, Florida," Baldwin said. "That was all I wanted to do — to be just like them. I remember being 8 years old and envisioned myself being 25, 26 and wanting a young kid growing up to be like Doug Baldwin.
"Obviously, I'm not like Derrick Brooks and Emmitt Smith right now, but this is the first step to living a dream that they helped to create for me."
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