The Giants have officially waived running back Devonta Freeman from injured reserve. The move is more of a formality than anything, since Freeman’s contract is set to expire. 
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Freeman inked a one-year deal with the G-Men in September, after Saquon Barkley was lost for the year. The one-time star would play in just five games before spending time on IR and the COVID-19 list. Freeman leaves New Jersey with 171 yards off of 54 carries, resulting in a 3.2 yards per carry average, plus one rushing touchdown. He didn’t do much in the passing game either, finishing with seven catches for 58 yards.
It was a far cry from Freeman’s best work with the Falcons. With Atlanta, Freeman managed two 1,000-yard seasons with 1,500+ scrimmage yards. Freeman won’t turn 29 until March, but his salad days are a distant memory at this point.
Freeman will be free to sign with any club in the spring, but teams won’t be lining up for him. If the Drew Rosenhaus client continues to play, he’ll likely put pen to paper sometime closer to the start of the season.
Not that it would happen, if he’s healthy enough to play, could he be signed to a playoff team’s main roster or practice squad now or is he forced to wait until the new league year? If he’s on waivers, I guess any team could claim him, so if a non-playoff team does, his season would be over anyway.
This is pre-covid, so bear that in mind when reading my answer. Playoff teams can sign a maximum of four free agents throughout the postseason and no more than two per week. This includes unprotected players from other teams, so I would imagine Freeman could theoretically be signed. For instance, Ben Tate signed with the Steelers after getting waived by Cleveland in 2014. Freeman’s health, however, is a different question.
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Ben Tate. That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long, long time.
New Jersey…nice 😉
Should have waived Gettlemen, but instead, re-hired him. 5 more years of mediocrity.
Perhaps Freeman could acquire a leather jacket and motorcycle and star in a TV sitcom called “Salad Days”.
Salad Days? I like that. Now I know what Ezekiel Elliott is thinking every time he gets up after a 2-yard run and does the stupid “Feed Me” motion. He’s thinking of salads.
Would love to see Zeke choke on his feed me fork/ spoon.
I don’t think Zeke’s been eating salads the way he looks these days…
Chicken salad. Potato salad. Maybe those kinds of salads?
That was gonna happen devonta freeman is one good runningback but he stays hurt too much giants made the right decision of cutting him