Freddie Stevenson (American football)
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| Position: | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 12, 1995 Bartow, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bartow High School |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Freddie Stevenson (born April 4, 1995) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Florida State, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017, and also played for the Orlando Apollos.
High school and college career
[edit]Stevenson played high school football at Bartow High School in Bartow, Florida where he played linebacker.
In 2013 Stevenson appeared in games as a backup Fullback.
By 2014, Stevenson would appear in all 14 games as a fullback starting in 7 of those games.
In 2015, Stevenson would start in 10 games and blocked for Dalvin Cook who had a record setting single-season performance for rushing yards (1,691) and all-purpose yards (1,935).
In his final season with the Seminoles he would rush for 95 yards on 13 carries for 4 touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]Chicago Bears
[edit]Stevenson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent, following the 2017 NFL draft.[1] On September 2, 2017, Stevenson was waived by the Bears.[2]
Orlando Apollos
[edit]Stevenson signed with the Orlando Apollos in 2018 for the 2019 season.[3]
Post-playing career
[edit]In June 2019, Stevenson announced he had ended his football career, citing the NFL's decrease in using fullbacks, and created the Triumph 105 clothing line.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Elman, Jake (April 29, 2017). "Florida State's Freddie Stevenson to sign free-agent deal with Chicago Bears". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ Soucie, Adam (September 25, 2018). "Position Breakdown: Running Back - Apollo's Arrow". Apollo's Arrow. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Claytor, Stephanie (June 9, 2019). "Former NFL Player from Polk County Starts Clothing Line". Bay News 9. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Triumph 105 website Archived August 30, 2019, at the Wayback Machine