The 2024 season has not gone according to plan for rookie wide receiver Javon Baker.

The fourth-round pick out of UCF has yet to reel in a single catch across eight games. Add in an Instagram Live rant following a shouting match with a police officer at Logan Airport which led to a team-mandated punishment, and the rookie has gone through plenty of growing pains already this fall.

To make matters worse, Baker landed on the injury report last week due to a concussion, which ruled him out for Sunday’s eventual road loss to the Cardinals. 

While it was initially unclear if Baker suffered the concussion during practice or any other football-related activity, the wide receiver said on Wednesday that he was injured in a car crash last week, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports.

“Yeah it is for sure (scary),” Baker told MassLive’s Mark Daniels on Wednesday. “I’m good. I went through all the protocol stuff, so I’m good.”

Baker told Daniels that he was involved in the crash during the team’s off day, with the 22-year-old wideout ending up in the hospital after his vehicle was t-boned. 

“It’s been a roller-coaster but I’ve been keeping a straight head,” Baker added. “I feel like I’m good to sum it up. I just have to stick to the plan. It’s not my way – I’ve got to stick to the plan. And whatever the coaches are telling me to do.”

A clean bill of health is a welcome sight for Baker, who is looking to show some signs of breaking out for New England down the stretch. 

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