Josh Freeman trying to revive career with Dolphins

[DKphin]

New quarterback Josh Freeman throws a pass at Miami Dolphins' Organized Team Activity practice. Susan Stocker, Sun Sentinel

There are days quarterback Josh Freeman's practice ends long after the other players have left the field.
Every bit of workout time is important for Freeman, who is trying to resurrect his once promising career with the Miami Dolphins. So when he feels he didn't put in enough, he remains on the field while the other participants head in to shower.
First, there are a few sprints from sideline to sideline. Then he heads to the red zone to conduct passing drills with any of the willing young receivers.
"We've got four quarterbacks on the roster and a limited amount of time," said Freeman, a first-round pick in 2009. "Some days, I might not get the reps in practice."
Going from one of the NFL's rising stars to out of the league is why he stays behind to throw extra passes after the team's organized team activities. Freeman was a starter just three months into his rookie season. A year later, he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 10-6 record and a near playoff berth.
Everything was set for a breakout.
Instead, Freeman broke down.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...ns-josh-freeman-20150610-story.html?track=rss

 

[4th And Drunk]

Eh, lazy story. Would have been nice to get some insight as to why he "broke down." Thanks for sharing anyhow.

 

[Roman529]

I think part of it comes down to effort and desire, but you also have QB's getting drafted by horrible teams like Tampa and they don't have great or even good players as a supporting cast. I wish Freeman well.

 

[DKphin]

Eh, lazy story. Would have been nice to get some insight as to why he "broke down." Thanks for sharing anyhow.

I not going to reprint the whole story. That is a copyright infringement. You have to click on the link.:idk:

 

[DKphin]

I think part of it comes down to effort and desire, but you also have QB's getting drafted by horrible teams like Tampa and they don't have great or even good players as a supporting cast. I wish Freeman well.

I don not know if there is truth to it, but I remember during the draft that there was talk of him having some kind of learning disability.

 

[4th And Drunk]

I not going to reprint the whole story. That is a copyright infringement. You have to click on the link.:idk:

I clicked the link, read the story - determined it was lazy and expressed disappointment.

 

[4th And Drunk]

I don not know if there is truth to it, but I remember during the draft that there was talk of him having some kind of learning disability.

I've heard learning disability, I've heard laziness, I've even heard drug use. We've yet to get anything really credible from anyone explaining his abrupt rise and fall. There's a story there, but for whatever reason we're not getting it.

 

[AXAFinFan]

He certainly looked like he was on drugs during his 1st Vikings start... that was a train wreck!

 

[DUB]

He certainly looked like he was on drugs during his 1st Vikings start... that was a train wreck!

Literally throwing balls into the dirt. Some of the worst qb play I've seen. Hopefully he gets on track here.

 

[LikeUntoGod]

Freeman has obtained a temporary-use exemption for a prescription drug that normally would be on the banned list, the sources said.

In a statement released Monday night, Freeman said he has a prescription for Adderall to treat ADHD; however, last year he accidentally took Ritalin, which triggered a positive test. As a result of the positive test he submitted to frequent drug screenings, leading to his placement in stage one of the league's drug program.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9750827/josh-freeman-tampa-bay-buccaneers-nfl-drug-program

I understood it was semi related to this..........