Jonathan Freeny
| refer to caption Freeny with the New England Patriots in 2015 | |||||||
| No. 55 – New England Patriots | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | June 15, 1989 Margate, Florida | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Coconut Creek (FL) | ||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2016 | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
Jonathan Freeny (born June 15, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers.[1] He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Rush.
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. He was released by the team on September 3, 2011.[4]
Chicago Rush
Freeny was assigned to the Chicago Rush on October 4, 2011. He was exempted by the Rush on December 6, 2011.[5]
Miami Dolphins
Freeny was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad on December 7, 2011.[4] He then spent the following 3 seasons on the Dolphins active roster. At the end of the 2014 season Freeny became a restricted free agent but was not tendered a contract by Miami and therefore became an unrestricted free agent.[6]
New England Patriots
On March 12, 2015, Freeny signed with the New England Patriots on a one-year deal.[7] On September 24, 2015, the Patriots extended Freeny's contract through 2016 after emerging as a core special teamer.[8] He played in 13 regular season games with seven starts registering 43 tackles, one sack, one pass breakup, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two special teams tackles.
On August 27, 2016, the Patriots signed Freeny to a two-year contract extension.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2016 with a shoulder injury.[10]
Personal life
Freeny is distant cousins with Dwight Freeney.[11]
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
- ^ a b "JONATHAN FREENY". foxsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ Reiss, Mike (September 24, 2015). "Patriots extend LB Jonathan Freeny's contract through 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Meyer, Max (August 27, 2016). "Patriots sign Jonathan Freeny to 2-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots sign DL Geneo Grisson and DL Anthony Johnson to the 53-man roster; Place LB Jonathan Freeny and TE Greg Scruggs on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 15, 2016.
- ^ Freeny looks forward to meeting colts relative