An Eddie Freeman Spotting
I’m sure most of you remember former Chiefs DL Eddie Freeman. Well, there has been a spotting. He is now playing for the Calgary Stampeders. There was a write up about him in the Calgary Herald titled “Slimmer, maturer Freeman takes his best shot at CLF” Here are a few exerts from the article.
“In an interview with the Kansas City Star last year, Bob Karmelowicz, who coached the defensive line when Freeman was with K.C., said Freeman and another youngster “were both good kids, but they had social issues. They were too high-maintenance. You can’t take ‘projects’ in the second round. It shouldn’t have happened.”
Karmelowicz also suggested — well after the fact, it must be noted — that Freeman was tough to coach.”
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“There were accusations of over-aggression, too. In Freeman’s first camp with the Chiefs, during a heated drill, offensive lineman John Tait punched the rookie, who responded by hitting Tait in the face with his own helmet. That resulted in a $2,500 fine from the team.”
This is from the official Calgary Stampeders website regarding the upcoming training camp:
DEFENSIVE LINE
Returnees: Terrence Patrick, Randy Chevrier, Pat MacDonald, Miguel Robede, Marcus Parker, Eddie Freeman
Newcomers: Funtaine Hunter, Juwan Simpson, Kevin Harbour, Howard Hodges, LeMarcus Rowell
Analysis: Perhaps the area of greatest interest in camp, the defensive line could see some dramatic changes. Robede is in his third season and hasn’t had a chance to prove whether he can play. He’ll get that chance now, as Hufnagel might make the nose a Canadian position with Chevrier and MacDonald backing up Robede. Freeman, Parker and Hodges all have CFL experience and are competing for the other tackle spot. The Stamps have plenty of athletic ends in camp, possibly highlighted by Funtain Hunter — who had spell here on the practice roster last season as a linebacker — and Juwan Simpson. Patrick is the most experienced players on the line and the entire front should make for great camp competition.
Nothing like seeing a former Chiefs 2nd round pick struggling to make a CFL team. Here’s to me hoping that the days of drafting “projects” in the 2nd round is over.
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