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Marcus Freeman signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/4/07.
College Career:
Great point-of-attack blocker with pass-blocking skills...Also had good hands off the line...Played in 44 games, starting 11 at Notre Dame...Caught 14-career passes for 148 yards with 2 TD receptions...Played primarily as the 2nd TE during Irish career...Appeared in all 13 games with 3 starts as a 5th-year senior in 2006...Hauled in 9 receptions for 98 yards and 2 TDs on the season...Netted a career-high 5 receptions for 38 yards and 1 TD in the regular season finale at USC...Had his 1st-career TD reception, a 23-yarder against Air Force...Played in all 12 games, with 1 start in 2005, seeing action at TE and on special teams...Did not catch a pass, but played extensively as a blocker in multi-TE situations and posted 4 tackles (all solo) on special teams...Appeared in 8 games, making 6 starts in 2004, hauling in 5 receptions for 50 yards...Had 2 receptions for 22 yards versus Purdue, including a long of 16 yards...Pulled in his 1st-career pass against BYU in the season opener...Played in 11 games as a TE and on special teams in 2003...Did not record a reception, but did post a special teams tackle...Did not see action as a freshman in 2003...Graduated from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business in May, 2006 with a degree in marketing...Currently enrolled in Graduate Studies.
Personal:
Was a 2-time Minnesota All-State selection at Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, MN) HS...Named to the 2002 SuperPrep squad...Hauled in 18 passes for 300 yards and 3 TDs as senior in 2001...Helped his team post an unbeaten regular season and 11-1 overall record as a senior, including a berth in the Minnesota class 5A playoffs...Earned 3 letters in football...Also started 7 games at DE as a sophomore, then moved to TE as a junior...Posted 16 catches for 400 yards and 4 TDs as a junior in 2000...Made 30 tackles with 6 sacks as a senior and 20 tackles and 5 sacks as a junior...Helped his team win 3-straight league titles, twice earning All-League recognition...Helped his team win the 1999 state title as sophomore...Also lettered in basketball at forward as a sophomore...Played in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl...Full name: Marcus Leon Freeman. | 