Jonathan Freeny

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Jonathan Freeny
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 34)
Margate, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Coconut Creek (FL)
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:108
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jonathan Freeny (born June 15, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Rutgers. [1] He has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Rush, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, and Detroit Lions.

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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 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]

On February 5, 2017, Freeny's Patriots appeared in Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. [11] [12] [13] [14]

On September 2, 2017, Freeny was released by the Patriots. [15]

Baltimore Ravens

On September 27, 2017, Freeny signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [16] He was released on October 17, 2017. [17]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 24, 2017, Freeny signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but was released four days later. [18]

New England Patriots (second stint)

On December 6, 2017, Freeny was re-signed by the Patriots, but was released one week later. [19] [20]

New Orleans Saints

On December 14, 2017, Freeny was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints. [21]

Detroit Lions

On March 26, 2018, Freeny signed with the Detroit Lions, reuniting him with former defensive coordinator in New England, Matt Patricia. [22] He was released on September 1, 2018. [23]

Personal life

Freeny is distant cousins with Dwight Freeney. [24]

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  2. ↑ Reiss, Mike (September 19, 2015). "Jonathan Freeny's football journey leads him from Dolphins to Patriots". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ "Miami Dolphins: Jonathan Freeny". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "JONATHAN FREENY". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. ↑ Daniels, Mark (October 26, 2015). "Jonathan Freeny preps for his former team in a new role with Patriots". Providence Journal.
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  9. ↑ Meyer, Max (August 27, 2016). "Patriots sign Jonathan Freeny to 2-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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  15. ↑ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
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  20. ↑ "Patriots Sign WR Kenny Britt; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. December 13, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Saints claim linebacker Jonathan Freeny, waive Sterling Moore: source". NOLA.com. December 14, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Lions sign unrestricted free agent LB Jonathan Freeny". DetroitLions.com. March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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