Meet the new Bears: Michael Freeman

A look at Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb’s football team’s 2017 signing class, player-by-player. Mercer signed 19 players in this year’s class.

The Bears signed six offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three running backs, three wide receivers, one quarterback, one linebacker and one place-kicker/punter. Mercer signed 10 high school players from Georgia, two each from Alabama, Florida and Tennessee, along with three transfers.

Here’s a look at freshman Michael Freeman:

Position: Linebacker.

Height/weight: 6-2/215.

Hometown: Hogansville.

High school: Callaway.

Lamb says: “Michael is a hard-hitting linebacker with range. He was also a great tight end at the high school level.”

This story was originally published February 7, 2017 at 10:43 AM with the headline "Meet the new Bears: Michael Freeman."