Freeman was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft...Signed by the Carolina Panthers on Jan. 27, 2005, and was released by Carolina following their 2005 training camp...Re-signed by the Chiefs on Jan. 11, 2006 and was released by Kansas City on May 31, 2006...Signed by the New England Patriots on July 31, 2006.
Career Overview
Freeman appeared in 20 games for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2002-03 and played in the NFL Europe League during its 2005 and 2006 seasons. The 6-foot-5-inch, 310-pound defensive lineman has recorded 39 tackles (17 solo) and 4.0 sacks for 27.0 yards in his NFL career. This spring, the Alabama-Birmingham product was allocated to NFL Europe by the Kansas City Chiefs and recorded 25 tackles for the Cologne Centurions. In the spring of 2005, he was allocated to NFL Europe by the Carolina Panthers and recorded 28 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, for the Rhein Fire. Freeman was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. As a rookie in 2002, he played in 15 games for the Chiefs and tallied 31 tackles, including 4.0 sacks. In 2003, he played in five games for Kansas City and was listed among the day-of-game inactives for the remaining 11 contests.