Steve Freeman
Steven Jay Freeman
Born: May 8, 1953
Lamesa, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Mississippi St.
High School: Whitehaven (Memphis, TN)
Career: 1975-1987
Drafted: 1975 in Round 5, #117 overall by the New England Patriots
Steve Freeman played from 1975 to 1987 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. Freeman intercepted 23 passes for 329 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 50 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 47 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 329 | 14.3 | 50 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
