American football player (born 1989)
American football player
Jonathan Freeny Freeny with the Miami Dolphins in 2011
No. 55 Position: Linebacker Personal information Born: (1989-06-15 ) June 15, 1989 (age 35) 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 onlyCareer highlights and awards Career NFL statistics
Jonathan Freeny (born June 15, 1989) is an American former professionalfootball linebacker . He playedcollege football atRutgers .[ 1] Miami Dolphins ,Chicago Rush ,Baltimore Ravens ,Jacksonville Jaguars ,New England Patriots ,New Orleans Saints , andDetroit Lions .
Freeny chose to accept a scholarship toRutgers University due to then head coachGreg Schiano 's connections to South Florida from his time with theUniversity of Miami .[ 2] [ 3]
Professional career [ edit ] Freeny signed with theMiami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on July 28, 2011. He was released by the team on September 3, 2011.[ 4]
Freeny was assigned to theChicago Rush on October 4, 2011. He was exempted by the Rush on December 6, 2011.[ 5]
Freeny was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad on December 7, 2011.[ 4] [ 6]
New England Patriots [ edit ] On March 12, 2015, Freeny signed with theNew England Patriots on a one-year deal.[ 7] [ 8]
On August 27, 2016, the Patriots signed Freeny to a two-year contract extension.[ 9] [ 10]
On February 5, 2017, Freeny's Patriots appeared inSuper Bowl LI . In the game, the Patriots defeated theAtlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
On September 2, 2017, Freeny was released by the Patriots.[ 15]
On September 27, 2017, Freeny signed with theBaltimore Ravens .[ 16] [ 17]
Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ] On October 24, 2017, Freeny signed with theJacksonville Jaguars , but was released four days later.[ 18]
[ edit ] On December 6, 2017, Freeny was re-signed by the Patriots, but was released one week later.[ 19] [ 20]
On December 14, 2017, Freeny was claimed off waivers by theNew Orleans Saints .[ 21]
On March 26, 2018, Freeny signed with theDetroit Lions , reuniting him with former defensive coordinator in New England,Matt Patricia .[ 22] [ 23]
Freeny is distant cousins withDwight Freeney .[ 24]
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