Education
Freeny chose to accept a scholarship to Rutgers University due to then head coach Greg Schiano"s connections to South Florida from his time with the University of Miami.
Freeny chose to accept a scholarship to Rutgers University due to then head coach Greg Schiano"s connections to South Florida from his time with the University of Miami.
He played college football at Rutgers. Freeny would play 46 games at Rutgers and primarily played at defensive end and linebacker. Miami Dolphins
Freeny signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on July 28, 2011.
Freeny spent the 2011 season on the Dolphins practice squad but then spent the following 3 seasons on the Dolphins active roster.
At the end of the 2014 season Freeny became a restricted free agent but was not tendered a contract by Miami and therefore became an unrestricted free agent. New England Patriots
On March 12, 2015, Freeny signed with the Patriots.
On September 24, 2015, the Patriots extended Freeny"s contract through 2016.