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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Josh Freeman to start for Vikings
By Ben Goessling
ESPN.com
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Quarterback
Josh Freeman will make his first start for the
Minnesota Vikings on Monday night against the
New York Giants, coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday.
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<!-- end inline 1 -->"Our anticipation is he will play well," Frazier said.
The team initially planned to give Freeman more time to get ready after signing him last Monday, but once Frazier saw how fluent Freeman was in the Vikings' offense during a scout team session after practice last Wednesday, he began to think he could speed up the timetable.
Freeman had something of a head start on the Vikings' system from his days at Kansas State, where he played for Ron Prince, who worked with Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave when the two were at Virginia.
"I took out my old books, and started going through, looking at some of the different principle concepts in the offense, the run game," Freeman said. "There's a lot of carryover to different concepts. We've just been grinding. Some stuff sticks faster than others, but it's been good."
Asked if he has something to prove after the way things ended for him with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Freeman said, "Do I have a chip on my shoulder? Sure I do. But I think it's more deeply rooted than just the past six months, 12 months. It's just wanting to go out and wanting to be great."
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Josh Freeman will make his first start at quarterback for the Vikings on Monday night against the Giants.
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