The NFL season is into week 5 after the Cleveland Browns defeated the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night football to improve to 3-0 after the Trent Richardson trade and some free agent names that are available on the market includes players Tim Tebow, Josh Freeman, Vince Young and Kerry Rhodes as well as Michael Turner and Brandon Lloyd.
Tebow is one of the most polarizing players in football and while he has been on the market since being released by the Patriots with little interest, he could somehow end up with the Jacksonville Jaguars if they decide it's time to get the fans excited. The Jaguars have been consistent in saying they don't want to sign Tebow and while some reports have said they could give him a chance, that still seems far away from happening.
Tebow could bring some excitement to the Jaguars and another quarterback that will get some headlines in regards to Jacksonville as well as the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns is Josh Freeman. The Browns lost Brian Hoyer and aren't all that confident in Brandon Weeden or Jason Campbell (since they passed him over for Hoyer in the first place), meaning Freeman could be an option going forward after he was released by the Buccaneers.
The rumor mill is already spinning for the Raiders since offensive coordinator Greg Olson said that he likes Freeman after working with him while with the Bucs and since the Raiders QB situation is in flux with Terrelle Pryor and Matt Flynn, he could be an option. Freeman and the Buccaneers were at odds for quite some time and after the team tried to trade him and couldn't find anything, they just decided to part ways instead.
Freeman was terrible this season while not completing over 50 percent of his passes in any game he played in, but he had some good moments in Tampa Bay and teams like Cleveland or Jacksonville could look at that and decide to bring him in. Freeman was in the last year of his contract with the Bucs anyway, so now he can get the chance to start fresh. Freeman passed for a career high 4,065 yards last season with 27 touchdowns and while he completed under 55 percent of his passes, many felt he could turn things around.
That never happened this season and he ended up with three interceptions and two TDs while completing 45 percent of his passes for only 571 yards. This season he had games where he completed nine and 15 passes and against the Saints in Week 2 he had just 125 yards while throwing one touchdown and one pick. Freeman has a big arm and is still young, so a team looking to get a new quarterback should give him a call.
Vince Young is also on the market, but now Freeman takes the top spot among the free agent options at the position. Tebow will remain a free agent until the Jags come around, as the Browns likely will not be signing him either.