Draft Scout Snapshot: 2008: Freeman started all 12 games, ranking 17th in the nation in total offense (279.08 yards per game) and 11th in points responsible for (17.17 points per game)...Completed 224-of-382 passes (58.64%) for 2,945 yards (27th nationally in yards gained passing), eight interceptions and 20 touchdowns (tied for fourth on the school single-season touchdown record chart)...Ran for 14 scores, finishing second on the team with 404 yards on 107 carries (3.8-yard average)...Saw action in 489 offensive plays that totaled 3,349 yards...Guided a unit that ranked 19 in the nation in both scoring (34.92 points per game) and passing yardage (269.58 yards per game)...Was sacked 15 times for losses of 127 yards and turned the ball over five times on nine fumbles...Had 56-of-382 pass attempts deflected by the opposition (14.66%)...Freeman started 32-of-35 games he appeared in...His 8,078 yards passing shattered the previous school record of 6,208 yards by Lynn Dickey (1968-70)...His 680 pass completions also broke Dickey's old KSU all-time mark of 501, and his 1,151 pass attempts Surpassed Dickey's previous record of 994 attempts...Freeman's passing efficiency rating of 124.74 placed him seventh in school history...Lynn Dickey's 6,208 yards passing was topped by Freeman's 8,078 yards on the Wildcats' all-time record list...Threw for 44 touchdowns, breaking the previous KSU career record of 37 by Ell Roberson (2000-03)...Ran for 20 more touchdowns, which ranks tied with Cornelius Davis (1966-68) for ninth on the school's overall record chart and fourth among their quarterbacks, topped by Roberson (40), Jonathan Beasley (26; 1996-97, 99-2000) and Michael Bishop (23; 1997-98)...His pass completion percentage of .5908 broke the old school career-record of 56.0% by Chad May (min. 400 attempts; 1993-94)...2007: 12 GP; 12 GS; Rush: 53-(-40)-(-0.8)-4; Pass: 499-316-63.3-3353-18-11; 2 Sol-2 TT; Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the league's coaches... Strong-armed quarterback who started all 12 games at quarterback...2006: 11 GP; 8 GS; Rush: 54-(-21)-(-0.4)-2; Pass: 270-140-51.9-1780-6-15; Appeared in 11-of-13 games, including starts in the final eight contests of the season... Father, Ron, played professionally in the USFL and serves as Grandview High's defensive coordinator.
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08/22/10 - QB Josh Freeman said he expected to be ready for the team's regular-season opener after breaking the tip of the thumb on his throwing hand during Saturday's preseason game against Kansas City.
08/22/10 - QB Josh Freeman suffered a thumb injury on his throwing hand during the first series of the Bucs' 20-15 win over Kansas City.
X-rays revealed Freeman fractured the tip of his right thumb and he will not play the remainder of the preseason. However, the team said he is expected to practice and be ready for the season opener against the Cleveland Browns Sept. 12.
"I was hoping it was just jammed," Freeman said, his thumb immobilized with a splint and heavily bandaged. "But it was a little different pain than just being jammed. When I saw the x-ray, they said there was a little fracture. When I heard that and saw the x-ray, I was kind of freaking out. They said, 'Hey, just take care of it and it'll be a couple weeks.' When I heard that, it made me feel a lot better."
While the prognosis appears optimistic, coach Raheem Morris admitted he wasn't exactly sure when Freeman would be cleared to resume practicing.
"How big of a setback? It's a team setback obviously when you lose your first quarterback," Morris said. "We're lucky. It's an injury we expect him back the first week of the season. That's very fortunate. It could be worse."
08/08/10 - QB Josh Freeman is getting better at identifying defensive coverage and changing line protections. Coach Raheem Morris was asked how much autonomy he has to change the play at the line of scrimmage.
"I'm not going to sit here and tell you that he's Peyton (Manning) or Tom (Brady)," Morris said. "They can just do a drive and no coach says a word. But he's growing, and it wouldn't shock me if he's able to get there some day."
07/15/10 - QB Josh Freeman looked and sounded a lot like an experienced, intense coach when he worked with about 70 kids at One Buc Place in his first camp, the proceeds of which are going to benefit the YMCA.
Is coaching in his future?
"When I'm done playing football, I'd love to coach," Freeman said. "It's in me. It's part of my life.
"I found myself using a lot of the same sayings and a lot of the same mannerisms that my coaches have used throughout my career," he said. "So, it's been a real productive camp. We had a great turnout and had a bunch of kids."
06/24/10 - QB Josh Freeman needed to be the best player in the offseason and he was. He took just two weeks off following the Super Bowl and returned to work in February, calling receivers and other players personally to get them to join him at One Buc Place for workouts.
Freeman has worked to improve every aspect of his game, particularly become a more accurate passer and better at protecting the football. As a rookie, he threw 10 touchdowns and 18 interceptions while fumbling 10 times, losing two.
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