Jerrell Freeman

Jerrell Freeman

No. 50     Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date of birth:	May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 25)
Place of birth:	Waco, Texas
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	LB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
College:	Mary Hardin-Baylor
NFL Draft:	2008 / Undrafted
Organizations
As player:
2008 2009–present	Tennessee Titans* Saskatchewan Roughriders *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL West All-Star:	2011
Playing stats at CFL.ca
Playing stats at NFL.com

Jerrell Freeman (born May 1, 1986, in Waco, Texas) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans in 2008. He played college football for the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders under the direction of Coach Pete Fredenburg, and was twice named a D3football.com All-American, including being honored as the 2007 D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year.

College

Freeman played four seasons of collegiate football for the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders and was twice named a D3football.com All-American, including being honored as the 2007 D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year. When he graduated he left as the schools all-time leading tackler. In his senior year he had 59 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss and six quarterback sacks.

Professional Career

Tennessee Titans

Jerrell Freeman declared himself eligible for the 2008 NFL Draft. Although he was not drafted he was signed by the Tennessee Titans immediately following the conclusion of the draft. He became the first Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders to be offered an NFL contract. Jerrell Freeman was released by the Titans prior to the start of the 2008 NFL season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

In March 2009 Freeman signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. In the 2009 CFL season Jerrell Freeman was used primarilly as a special teams tackler, recording a team high 25 special teams tackles. He was nominated as the teams Most Outstanding Rookie. In his second season with the Riders Freeman saw more time as a regular linebacker. He made the starting lineup for one game in the regular season and started in two playoff games and the Grey Cup. Jerrell Freeman won CFL Defensive Player of the Week honors in week 7 after recording 3 sacks against the BC Lions. He lead the team in sacks by the end of the season with 7.

The 2011 season was a breakout year for Freeman. Freeman lead the CFL in tackles with 103. Freeman won CFL Defensive Player of the Week in week 10 and earned CFL Defensive Player of the Month for the month of September.

Further reading

• "UMHB alum scores TD in CFL". Killeen Daily Herald. July 14, 2009. http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=34540. Retrieved 2009-07-14. 

External links

• Saskatchewan Roughriders bio

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Name	Freeman, Jerrell
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Date of birth	May 1, 1986
Place of birth	Waco, Texas
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