Eltoro Freeman's return to football ends in disappointment after 3 years...

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So Freeman tried to stay ready, using "reputation on the line" to help keep him going. He even had ROTL put on clothes.

"It was very frustrating, very frustrating," Freeman told reporters at the Roughriders' training camp before the preseason game. "But my reputation's on the line. That was the motivational phrase I used for myself to keep myself going, to keep myself preparing for this opportunity. I worked out constantly on my own. Prepared myself on my own. Worked two jobs, but in the early morning, I would just work out, run stations, run sprints, just preparing myself for the opportunity, and thank God He presented it to me."

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