Size: 6-foot-2, 242 pounds
College: Rutgers
2015 stats: 26 tackles, one sack, forced fumble, two fumble recoveries pass defended
NFL experience: Four seasons
Freeny comes from the Rutgers defensive pipeline that Bill Belichick likes to tap periodically. He went undrafted out of school, signing with the Miami Dolphins before 2011 training camp. After a rookie year on the practice squad, Freeny went on to play three seasons on the Dolphins’ active roster, primarily as a special teamer.
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Over the course of 2012 through 2014, Freeny appeared in 44 games for the Dolphins.