Josh Freeman

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Josh Freeman
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Freeman with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012
No. 5, 12, 2
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview (Grandview, Missouri)
College:Kansas State (2006–2008)
NFL draft:2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:81–68
Passing yards:13,873
Passer rating:77.6
Rushing yards:946
Rushing touchdowns:4
Player stats at PFR

Joshua Tyler Freeman (born January 13, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. Freeman became the starter for Tampa Bay in his rookie year and went on to break numerous franchise passing records. However, he was released partway through his fifth year with the team.

Freeman was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, as well as the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life

Freeman passed for over 7,000 yards at Grandview High School where he was a four-star rated prospect by both

Kansas City metro area.[5]

College career

Freeman passes against the Texas Longhorns in 2007

Despite being a highly recruited quarterback prospect, one major program wanted the 6' 5" 225 lb Freeman as a tight end, which his

Bill Callahan, but Kansas State head coach Ron Prince, convinced Freeman to enroll there instead.[7]

As a freshman in

Oklahoma State and led the Wildcats to a comeback win. He finished the game 10-for-15 passing for 177 yards and ran for a game-winning 21-yard touchdown with 1:11 to go in the game.[11] In 2007, he set new single-season school records for pass attempts, completions and yards after throwing for 3,353 yards and 18 touchdowns on 316-of-499 passing.[12] In 2008, Freeman was 224 of 382 passing for 2,945 yards and 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions this season for a passer rating of 132.9.[13] The 14 rushing touchdowns were the fourth-most in a single season by a Wildcat quarterback.[14]

In his three-year collegiate career, Freeman completed 680 passes for 8,078 yards and 44 touchdowns and 34 interceptions in 35 career games. He accumulated a school-record 8,427 total yards and joined Ell Roberson as the only quarterbacks in Kansas State history to score at least 60 touchdowns.[15]

College statistics

Season Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
2006 Kansas State 11 140 270 51.9 1,780 6 15 103.5 54 −21 2
2007 Kansas State 12 316 499 63.3 3,353 18 11 127.3 53 −40 4
2008 Kansas State 12 224 382 58.6 2,945 20 8 136.5 107 404 14
Career 35 680 1,151 59.1 8,078 44 34 124.7 214 343 20

College awards and honors

  • Earned three national player-of-the-week honors after a win over Texas in 2006, including Cingular All-America Player of the Week, the
    Walter Camp Foundation
    Offensive Player of the Week, and the Master Coaches Survey Player of the Week.
  • Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the week (September 2, 2008)
  • USA Today College Football Player of the Week (Named on October 15, 2008)

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
Wonderlic
6 ft 5+3⁄4 in
(1.97 m) 		248 lb
(112 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.97 s 1.79 s 2.91 s 4.43 s 7.11 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 27[16]
All values from 2009
NFL Combine[17][18]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Freeman in 2009.

Freeman was selected by the

New Orleans Saints, preventing them from clinching the top seed in the playoffs for one more week.[23] The Buccaneers finished the 2009 season with a 3–13 record as Freeman finished with 1,855 passing yards, ten touchdowns, and 18 interceptions.[24]

Freeman began the 2010 season as the Buccaneers' starting quarterback. He started all 16 games of the season, the first Buccaneer quarterback to do so since

New Orleans Saints.[28] Both performances won him the FedEx Air Player of the Week. He was awarded NFC Offensive Player of The Week for Week 17. He led the team to a winning record of 10–6, barely missing the playoffs.[29][30] He was ranked 86th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.[31]

Freeman participated in 15 out of the 16 games in the 2011 season. However, this season would prove to be disappointing for him compared to the previous season. He passed for 3,592 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions. He finished with a 74.6 quarterback rating.[32] The Bucs finished with a 4–12 record, losing the final 10 games of the season.[33]

After the 2011 season, head coach Raheem Morris was fired and replaced by former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.[34][35] The Buccaneers also added new weapons for Freeman, signing former Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson, and upgrading the offensive line with All-Pro left guard Carl Nicks. Freeman steadily improved in 2012, throwing 11 more touchdowns, five fewer interceptions, and 500 more passing yards compared to the 2011 season. The Buccaneers finished with a 7–9 record.[36]

The Buccaneers started the 2013 season with an 18–17 loss to the

New England Patriots, Freeman was benched in favor of rookie quarterback Mike Glennon.[38][39] The Buccaneers began the season with a disappointing 0–3 record, and Freeman was completing 46% of his passes with a near league bottom 59.3 rating (30th). Trouble was already brewing coming into this season amid rumours of a growing rift with Coach Schiano,[40] Freeman missed the team photo and his teammates did not select him as a team captain for the first time since his rookie campaign.[41] He was released by the team on October 3, 2013, after the team tried unsuccessfully to trade him.[42]

Minnesota Vikings

On October 6, 2013, Freeman signed with the

Green Bay Packers. However, he was having concussion-like symptoms during and following the game against the Giants and was therefore benched in favor of Ponder.[47] Freeman finished the rest of the season as the third-string quarterback behind Ponder and Cassel.[48]

New York Giants

On April 16, 2014, Freeman was rumored to have signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants. The deal was not officially signed until April 21, 2014, when Freeman attended the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to sign the contract and participate.[49] On May 30, 2014, Freeman was released by the Giants.[50]

Miami Dolphins

On April 2, 2015, Freeman signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins[51] On July 24, 2015, Freeman was released, but re-signed with the team four days later.[52] Freeman played in Miami's preseason finale against his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 3, 2015. Freeman completed 13 out of 22 passes for 165 yards and two interceptions.[53] He was released by the Dolphins on September 4, 2015.[54]

On September 22, 2015, Freeman signed to play with the

FXFL.[55] In his first game with the Bolts, which took place during typhoons created by the oncoming Hurricane Joaquin, Freeman fumbled five times in the wet conditions, losing three of them, and threw an interception.[56]

Indianapolis Colts

On December 29, 2015, Freeman signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[57] He started the final game of the regular season against the Tennessee Titans on January 3, 2016, due to injuries to starter Andrew Luck and reserve Matt Hasselbeck. Freeman split time with fellow recent signee Ryan Lindley and went 15 of 28 for 149 yards, one touchdown and one interception, as well as eight rushes for 24 yards. The Colts won the game by a score of 30–24.[58] He was released on March 7, 2016.[59]

Canadian Football League

Freeman attended minicamp in Florida with the Calgary Stampeders from April 29, 2017, to May 1, 2017.[60] In May 2017, he attended an open tryout camp for the Montreal Alouettes in Dallas. On June 13, 2017, Freeman had a workout with the Alouettes at Bishop's University. The Alouettes' general manager, Kavis Reed, said that "Josh had a very good workout. He showed tremendous arm strength, an excellent touch on the deep balls, and excellent footwork".[61] On January 9, 2018, the Alouettes added Freeman to their negotiation list.[62] On January 12, 2018, the day before his 30th birthday, he signed a two-year contract with the Alouettes.[63]

On May 26, 2018, Freeman retired from professional football.[64]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY Fum Lost
2009 TB 10 9 3–6 158 290 54.5 1,855 6.4 10 18 59.8 30 161 5.4 0 20 102 10 2
2010 TB 16 16 10–6 291 474 61.4 3,451 7.3 25 6 95.9 68 374 5.4 0 28 195 8 3
2011 TB 15 15 4–11 346 551 62.8 3,592 6.5 16 22 74.6 55 238 4.3 4 29 164 9 5
2012 TB 16 16 7–9 306 558 54.8 4,065 7.3 27 17 81.6 39 139 3.6 0 26 161 10 2
2013 TB 3 3 0–3 43 94 45.7 571 6.1 2 3 59.3 5 20 4.0 0 7 47 2 1
MIN 1 1 0–1 20 53 37.7 190 3.6 0 1 40.6 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0
2015 IND 1 1 1–0 15 28 53.6 149 5.3 1 1 65.9 8 24 3.0 0 1 7 0 0
Total 62 61 25–36 1,179 2,048 57.6 13,873 6.8 81 68 77.6 205 946 4.6 4 112 690 39 13

Buccaneers franchise records

  • Most fourth quarter comeback wins in a single season- 5 (2010) (tied with Doug Williams)
  • Most game winning drives in a single season- 5 (2010) (tied with Brad Johnson)
  • Most touchdown passes thrown in consecutive games – 15 (2010–2011)
  • Fewest interceptions in a single season: 6 (2010) (in 16 starts)[65]
  • Longest pass completion: 95 (vs New Orleans Saints) (2012)[66]
  • Most consecutive seasons, 3,000 yards passing – 3 (2010–2012) (tied with Brad Johnson and Jameis Winston)[65]
  • Most passing touchdowns in a game – 5 (tied) (December 26, 2010, vs. Seattle Seahawks) (tied with Jameis Winston and Tom Brady)[67]

Personal life

His father, Ron, was inducted into the Pittsburg State University Athletics Hall of Fame[68] and also played in the United States Football League with the Pittsburgh Maulers and Orlando Renegades.[69] Freeman's brother, Caleb, played football for Missouri in 2008.[70]

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