Freddie Bishop

Freddie George Bishop III[1] (born February 25, 1990) is a gridiron 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, Calgary Stampeders, Memphis Express, and Toronto Argonauts.

Freddie Bishop III
Free agent
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990
Inkster, Michigan
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (2014)
  • Second Team All-MAC (2012)
  • Third Team All-MAC (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:19
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:60
Sacks:14.0
Interceptions:0
Fumble fumbles:1
Player stats at CFL.ca

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
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 (Second Stint)

On July 23, 2018, Bishop signed with the Detroit Lions.[21] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[22]

Memphis Express

Bishop signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football on February 27, 2019.[23]

Toronto Argonauts

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Bishop signed with the Toronto Argonauts on May 22, 2019.

References
  1. "Profile". rostermon.com.
  2. Kruger, Niles. "Switching to Airport helped turn Freddie Bishop III into NFL prospect". monroenews.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. "Freddie Bishop III". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. "BISHOP ADDED TO PRACTICE ROSTER". stampeders.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. "Freddie Bishop". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. "Freddie Bishop". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  7. "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.
  8. "Report: Jets ink Stamps LB Bishop III". tsn.ca. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  9. "Jets sign CFL pass rusher Freddie Bishop". nbcsports.com. February 5, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  10. Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  11. 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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  12. "Jets waive/injured Antonio Allen, promote Freddie Bishop". ESPN.com. December 10, 2016.
  13. Allen, Eric (September 3, 2017). "Jets Claim Four Including Two Receivers". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017.
  14. Greenberg, Ethan (September 4, 2017). "Jets Fill Out Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017.
  15. Greenberg, Ethan (September 16, 2017). "Jets Activate DL Thomas, LB Bishop from P-Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017.
  16. Lange, Randy (September 21, 2017). "Jets Add David Bass to LB Corps". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017.
  17. Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
  18. Greenberg, Ethan (October 7, 2017). "Jets Promote OLB Freddie Bishop to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017.
  19. "New York Jets at Cleveland Browns - October 8th, 2017". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  20. Lange, Randy (June 6, 2018). "Jets Sign Safety J.J. Wilcox". NewYorkJets.com.
  21. "Lions place FB Nick Bawden on reserve-injured, sign LB Freddie Bishop". DetroitLions.com. July 24, 2018.
  22. "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018.
  23. "Former Stampeders DL Freddie Bishop signs with AAF team". 3 Down Nation. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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