We have another retirement from football to discuss as Montreal Alouettes Quarterback Josh Freeman has ended his career at the age of 30. This ends a career that was full of so much promise yet it ended with a losing record and no Pro Bowls.
Still, let’s take a look.
Freeman was Tampa Bay’s first round pick in 2009 (17th overall) out of Kansas State. The Quarterback came with high expectations and after taking the starting job midway through his rookie season he was cemented as the starting pivot in 2010 and this was arguably his best season in professional football. The Buccaneers went 10 and 6 and narrowly missed the post season. Freeman threw for 25 Touchdown passes against only 6 Interceptions and he was an alternate for the Pro Bowl.
2011 would see Tampa regress and Freeman threw 22 Interceptions. 2012 would see a career high in Passing Yards for Freeman (4,065) and Touchdown Passes (27) but his Interception number was still high with 17.
The Buccaneers would bench Freeman early in 2013 due to poor performance and he would be released following other issues. Freeman signed with the Minnesota Vikings but he was ineffective in the lone game he started. His last game in the NFL was a start with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 and he tried to resurrect his career in 2018 with Montreal in the CFL, but while he signed he was to be on the bench.
We will create a profile for Freeman in our 2021 Football Futures, though we do not expect much support for him, and with all due respect to the Quarterback there is no reason to think his name will cross the breath of anyone who votes for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. If he were to get into any significant Hall of Fame, it would be that of Kansas State.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Josh Freeman the best in his post-playing career.
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