Doug Free

Doug Free
Doug Free

Free with the Cowboys in 2010
No. 68     Dallas Cowboys
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: January 16, 1984 (1984-01-16) (age 27)
Place of birth: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
College: Northern Illinois
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122 (traded for)
Debuted in 2007 for the Dallas Cowboys
Career history
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at NFL.com

Doug Free (born January 16, 1984 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Northern Illinois University and high school for Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Professional career

Doug Free played his first NFL game late into the 2007 season against the Washington Redskins, in which he gave up one sack in the 27 - 6 loss.

Doug Free didn't play in the 2008 season, due to a hurt back.

On November 15, 2009, Marc Colombo suffered a possible season ending injury, a broken fibula on the second drive against the Green Bay Packers. Doug Free filled in the void and did not give up a sack in the 17 - 7 loss. Wade Phillips said on his press conference the next day that Doug Free "played just fine." Then stated that Free will finish out the season starting at RT.

After the April 1, 2010 release of starting left tackle Flozell Adams, Free was penciled in as the starting left tackle for the 2010 season.

During the 2010 season Doug Free exceeded most, if not all, expectations. In the first few weeks, he played very well against some of the league's best pass rushers, including Mario Williams and Julius Peppers. He ended the season regarded by most in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as the team's best, most consistent offensive lineman.

In the 2010-2011 offseason, Cowboy's owner Jerry Jones and Executive Vice President Stephen Jones have expressed a desire to agree on a new contract for Free, whose contract expired last season. With first round draft pick Tyron Smith now on the roster, it is possible that Marc Colombo will be released, with Free moving back to the right side and Smith taking over at left.[1]

On July 26, 2011, the Cowboys and Free agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract, with $17 million guaranteed.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/683970-tyron-smith-cowboys-want-me-to-play-left-tackle
  2. ^ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/27/doug-free-stays-in-dallas/

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Name Free, H. Doug
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth January 16, 1984
Place of birth Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date of death January 16, 2010
Place of death Dallas Cowboys Stadium


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