Freddie George Bishop III (born February 25, 1990) is a

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who is a free agent. He played

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Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...

. He first enrolled at

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before transferring to Airport High School in

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. He has also been a member of the

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, and

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Early years

Bishop first played

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. He earned all-city honors as a freshman and sophomore in 2004 and 2005. He earned All-Mega Conference honors in 2005 and was named Team Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2004. He transferred to Airport High School in

and earned All-Huron League honors in 2007 and was named first-team all-state as a senior. He also received Honorable Mention All-Huron League honors in 2006.

College career

Bishop played for the

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from 2009 to 2012. He was

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in 2008. He was named Second-team All- MAC and was the Broncos' outstanding team player after starting all 12 games, recording 63 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2012. He was also named Third-team All-MAC Defensive End in 2011.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Bishop signed with the

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on May 14, 2013 after going undrafted in the

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. He was released by the Lions on June 26, 2013.

Calgary Stampeders

Bishop was signed to the

' practice roster on July 16, 2013. Bishop, seeing significant playing time due to an earlier injury to

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, recorded five tackles and a sack in the Stampeders win against the

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in the

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New York Jets

Bishop signed with the

on February 5, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2016. On September 3, 2017, Bishop was waived by the Jets and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017. He was waived on September 21, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad on October 4, 2017. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 7, 2017. On October 8, 2017, against the

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, he recovered a fumble. On June 7, 2018, Bishop was waived by the Jets.

Detroit Lions (Second Stint)

On July 23, 2018, Bishop signed with the

. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Memphis Express

Bishop signed with the

of the

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on February 27, 2019.

Toronto Argonauts

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Bishop signed with the

on May 22, 2019.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Bishop signed with the

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on December 29, 2020. On July 8, 2021, Bishop tore his

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in a workout ahead of training camp. He was placed on the injured list on July 14.

References

External links

Just Sports StatsCalgary Stampeders bioCFL profile
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