Freddie Bishop III
| No. 56 New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 25, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Inkster, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carleton (MI) Airport | ||||||||
| College: | Western Michigan | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
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Freddie George Bishop III[1] (born February 25, 1990) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). 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 Detroit Lions 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 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-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in | 253 lb | 4.88 s | 1.69 s | 2.82 s | 4.52 s | 7.42 s | 37 1⁄2 in | 9 ft 9 in | 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.[10] On September 4, 2016, he was signed to the Jets' practice squad.[11]
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. 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. Retrieved September 4, 2016.