Freddie Bishop
Free agent | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: |
Inkster, Michigan | February 25, 1990||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Carleton (MI) Airport | ||||||||||||
College: | Western Michigan | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Freddie George Bishop III[1] (born February 25, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Western Michigan University. He first enrolled at Robichaud High School before transferring to Airport High School in Carleton, Michigan. He has also been a member of the New York Jets and Calgary Stampeders.
Early years
Bishop first played high school football at Robichaud High School.[2] He earned all-city honors as a freshman and sophomore in 2004 and 2005. He earned All-Mega Conference honors in 2005 and was named Team Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2004. He transferred to Airport High School in Carleton, Michigan and earned All-Huron League honors in 2007 and was named first team all-state as a senior. He also received Honorable Mention All-Huron League honors in 2006.[3]
College career
Bishop played for the Western Michigan Broncos from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2008. He was named Second Team All-MAC and was the Broncos' outstanding team player after starting all 12 games, recording 63 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2012.[4] He was also named Third Team All-MAC Defensive End in 2011.[3]
Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
4.88 s | 1.69 s | 2.82 s | 4.52 s | 7.42 s | 37 1⁄2 in (0.95 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
30 reps | |||
All values from Western Michigan Pro Day[5] |
Detroit Lions
Bishop signed with the Detroit Lions on May 14, 2013 after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released by the Lions on June 26, 2013.[6]
Calgary Stampeders
Bishop was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on July 16, 2013.[4] Bishop, seeing significant playing time due to an earlier injury to Charleston Hughes, recorded five tackles and a sack in the Stampeders win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 102nd Grey Cup.[7]
New York Jets
Bishop signed with the New York Jets on February 5, 2016.[8][9] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2016.[12]
On September 3, 2017, Bishop was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.[15] He was waived on September 21, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad on October 4, 2017.[16][17] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 7, 2017.[18] On October 8, 2017, against the Cleveland Browns, he recovered a fumble.[19]
On June 7, 2018, Bishop was waived by the Jets.[20]
Detroit Lions
On July 23, 2018, Bishop signed with the Detroit Lions.[21] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[22]
References
- ↑ "Profile". rostermon.com.
- ↑ Kruger, Niles. "Switching to Airport helped turn Freddie Bishop III into NFL prospect". monroenews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Freddie Bishop III". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- 1 2 "BISHOP ADDED TO PRACTICE ROSTER". stampeders.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Freddie Bishop". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Freddie Bishop". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Three Stars: 102nd Grey Cup sees Bo Levi Mitchell, Freddie Bishop III and Rene Paredes shine". ca.sports.yahoo.com. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Report: Jets ink Stamps LB Bishop III". tsn.ca. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Jets sign CFL pass rusher Freddie Bishop". nbcsports.com. February 5, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ Lange, Randy. "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 7 to Their Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Jets waive/injured Antonio Allen, promote Freddie Bishop". ESPN.com. December 10, 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (September 3, 2017). "Jets Claim Four Including Two Receivers". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 4, 2017). "Jets Fill Out Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 16, 2017). "Jets Activate DL Thomas, LB Bishop from P-Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (September 21, 2017). "Jets Add David Bass to LB Corps". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 7, 2017). "Jets Promote OLB Freddie Bishop to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ "New York Jets at Cleveland Browns - October 8th, 2017". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (June 6, 2018). "Jets Sign Safety J.J. Wilcox". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ "Lions place FB Nick Bawden on reserve-injured, sign LB Freddie Bishop". DetroitLions.com. July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018.