Josh Freeman's Performance Wasn't Keeping Pace With His Increasing Salary

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Thursday, October 3, 2013 Josh Freeman's Performance Wasn't Keeping Pace With His Increasing Salary In 2011, Josh Freeman had one of the best seasons ever for a quarterback under the age of 23 when he threw for 25 touchdowns and just six interceptions. However, since then, his salary has gone up and his play has regressed. The result was that Freeman was benched a week ago and then released earlier today. While there were certainly other factors that led to the divorce between the two sides, one issue may have been the lack of a long-term extension for the young quarterback who was to become a free agent after the season. The Bucs may have seen the numbers below and realized that Freeman was just no longer living up to the promise he showed earlier in his career and the cost was going to be too much. Read » Also On Sports Today: A Hall Of Fame Player Flipped Out In His First Game As An NHL Coach Theo Epstein's Plan To Fix MLB's Wild Card Round Is Perfect Advertisement CHART: Danica Patrick's First Full Season In NASCAR Has Been A Huge Disappointment CHART: The Yankees Had The Least Efficient Payroll In Baseball This Season CHART: Peyton Manning Is 37 And Having The Best Year Of His Career Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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