![]() Bishop with the Toronto Argonauts in 2019 | |||||||||
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Position | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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Born | Inkster, Michigan, U.S. | February 25, 1990||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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High school | Carleton (MI) Airport | ||||||||
College | Western Michigan | ||||||||
NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||
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Freddie George Bishop III [1] (born February 25, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Western Michigan University. He was a member of the Detroit Lions, Calgary Stampeders, New York Jets, Memphis Express, Toronto Argonauts, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Bishop first played high school football at Robichaud High School. [2] He earned all-city honors as a freshman and sophomore in 2004 and 2005. He earned All-Mega Conference honors in 2005 and was named Team Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2004. He transferred to Airport High School in Carleton, Michigan and earned All-Huron League honors in 2007 and was named first-team all-state as a senior. He also received Honorable Mention All-Huron League honors in 2006. [3]
Bishop played for the Western Michigan Broncos from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2008. He was named Second-team All-MAC and was the Broncos' outstanding team player after starting all 12 games, recording 63 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2012. [4] He was also named Third-team All-MAC Defensive End in 2011. [3]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 4.88 s | 1.69 s | 2.82 s | 4.52 s | 7.42 s | 37+1⁄2 in (0.95 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 30 reps | |||
All values from Western Michigan Pro Day [5] |
Bishop signed with the Detroit Lions on May 14, 2013 after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft. He was released by the Lions on June 26, 2013. [6]
Bishop was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on July 16, 2013. [4] Bishop, seeing significant playing time due to an earlier injury to Charleston Hughes, recorded five tackles and a sack in the Stampeders win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 102nd Grey Cup. [7]
Bishop signed with the New York Jets on February 5, 2016. [8] [9] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2016. [12]
On September 3, 2017, Bishop was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017. [15] He was waived on September 21, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad on October 4, 2017. [16] [17] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 7, 2017. [18] On October 8, 2017, against the Cleveland Browns, he recovered a fumble. [19]
On June 7, 2018, Bishop was waived by the Jets. [20]
On July 23, 2018, Bishop signed with the Lions. [21] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [22]
Bishop signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football on February 27, 2019. [23]
After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Bishop signed with the Toronto Argonauts on May 22, 2019.
Bishop signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 29, 2020. [24] On July 8, 2021, Bishop tore his Achilles' tendon in a workout ahead of training camp. [25] He was placed on the injured list on July 14. [26]
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