Texas freshman linebacker Ed Freeman told the Austin American-Statesman he would miss 6-8 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury during last week’s 45-44 loss to Cal.
Freeman, who had seven tackles and two tackles for loss in the Longhorns three games, also told the paper he’d have X-rays Monday afternoon to determine whether he’d need surgery.
Freeman became a talking point on social media after analyst Joel Klatt telestrated his attempts to get off the field before simply falling to the turf during a Cal scoring drive. He even made fun of Freeman for appearing to limp off the field.
We here at Dr. Saturday were one of the many sports sites to call out Freeman for what looked to be a fake injury to slow down Cal as it attempted to score.
When Freeman ultimately fell to the ground for medical attention, Cal quarterback Jared Goff was livid and started yelling obscenities toward the sideline.
Someone even made a clever video about it.
Now we’re all jerks.
Freeman suffered the injury on the play before Cal would ultimately score, but he didn’t come off the field before Cal was set for it next play. Coaches instructed him to him the turf.
We’re sorry, Ed Freeman. Even though it looked like you were faking an injury to stop Cal from scoring, we realize now that you were really hurt and we hope you get better soon.
Yeah, we’re totally still jerks. Look, the Austin American-Statesman even thinks so.
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