Josh Freeman was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (17th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He started his first professional game at home on Sunday, November 8th, and pulled off a win against the Green Bay Packers.
It was the team’s first win this year, putting them at 1-7. With losses in their last four games in 2008, the embarrassing string was actually 11 losses before the wunderkind turned the tide today in Florida.
Freeman became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to start and win his first game. The 21-year-old played his 3-year collegiate career at Kansas State, where his stats were impressive with 680 passes completed for 8,078 yards and 44 touchdowns in 35 career games.
The rookie quarterback signed a five-year, $13.5 million contract, including $10.245 million in guarantees. The deal could balloon to as much as $36 million.
The final score was Green Bay 28, Tampa Bay 38.
More photos and game highlight video below, including a sweet pic of the Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cheerleaders.