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 Freeny with the Miami Dolphins in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 15, 1989 Margate, Florida | ||||||||||
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| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Jonathan Freeny (born June 15, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots. He played college football at Rutgers.[1]
College Career
Freeny chose to accept a scholarship to Rutgers University due to then head coach Greg Schiano's connections to South Florida from his time with the University of Miami.[2] Freeny would play 46 games at Rutgers and primarily played at defensive end and linebacker.[3]
Professional Career
Miami Dolphins
Freeny signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on July 28, 2011. Freeney spent the 2011 season on the Dolphins practice squad but then spent the following 3 seasons on the Dolphins active roster. At the end of the 2014 season Freeney became a Restricted free agent but was not tendered a contract by Miami and therefore became an unrestricted free agent.[4]
New England Patriots
On March 12, 2015, Freeny signed with the Patriots. On September 24, 2015, the Patriots extended Freeny's contract through 2016.[5]
Personal Life
Freeny is distant cousins with Dwight Freeney.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.miamidolphins.com/content/jonathan-freeny
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4785339/jonathan-freenys-football-journey-leads-him-from-dolphins-to-patriots
- ^ http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/roster/Jonathan-Freeny/f54efcd5-0bd4-4540-8f9f-4a04cfe130a6
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4785339/jonathan-freenys-football-journey-leads-him-from-dolphins-to-patriots
- ^ http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20151026/SPORTS/151029446
- ^ Freeny looks forward to meeting colts relative