Pro path

Calgary signed Baggs as a free agent on Sept. 10, 2012. He entered the CFL in 2006 when he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free agent. After seven games for the Blue Bombers in 2006 and 2007 and seven games for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2007, Baggs signed with Saskatchewan in 2008 and played two seasons with the Roughriders. He then signed with Hamilton on Sept. 16, 2010, and remained with the Tiger-Cats through the 2011 season. Baggs attended National Football League training camps with the Arizona Cardinals in 2010 and with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012. In 2005, he spent time with the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars and played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe.

2012

Baggs spent five weeks on the Stampeders practice roster when he joined the team mid-season and was activated in Week 16 for the Oct. 20 game against Hamilton and recorded one tackle. However, he re-injured his quad in that contest and was placed on the nine-game injury list. Prior to joining the Stamps, Baggs attended training camp with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

2011

Baggs played all 18 regular-season games for Hamilton as well as the East Division final. He led all Tiger-Cats defensive linemen with 50 tackles and was tied for third on the team with five sacks. Baggs also had five tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and one pass knockdown. He added five tackles, including one tackle for loss, in the East Division final against Winnipeg. His season high in tackles (six) came on Oct. 29 against Saskatchewan.

Career highlights

• Made his CFL debut with Winnipeg on July 20, 2006, against the Edmonton Eskimos
• Recorded his first career tackle on Oct. 28, 2006, against BC
• Picked up his first career sack on July 13, 2007, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Played in the 2009 Grey Cup as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and recorded two tackles and one sack
• Voted the CFL’s player of the month in August of 2009
• Tied for the league in 2009 with 12 sacks
• Had three two-sack games during the 2009 season
• Named the CFL’s defensive player of the week on three occasions in 2009
• Led the CFL in 2010 with 141 fumble-return yards and two fumble-return touchdowns
• Twice was named the CFL defensive player of the week during the 2010 season
• Voted the CFL’s player of the month in October of 2010
• Scored his first career touchdown on Oct. 3, 2010, when he returned a fumble 59 yards for a touchdown against the Edmonton Eskimos
• Played his 50th career CFL game on Aug. 6, 2012, as a member of the Tiger-Cats

College

Baggs played four seasons at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was named to the all-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team on three occasions and was the MEAC defensive player of the year in 2003 when he had 15 sacks and 36 tackles for loss. Baggs holds the Wildcats’ all-time record with 40 sacks.

Notable

Baggs has been active in the community during his playing career, hosting youth football camps and serving as president of Creating Empowerment Through Autonomy, a not-for-profit organization with the mission “to provide information, education and skills development to individuals, neighborhoods and communities that lead to self-reliance, self-respect.”