Heating up not best for Freeman Stephen F Holder, The St.Petersburg Times, published 12 September 2011 Josh Freeman finally started to heat up in the second half, but not how many might think. On a day when temperatures reached the low 90s and the heat index on the field was higher, Freeman was one of several players who suffered from cramps. I n the third quarter, after Freeman scrambled and was dropped by two defenders, he got up gingerly and walked toward the sideline, gesturing for backup QB Josh Johnson. Before Freeman could make it to the sideline, he dropped to one knee and tried to stretch out his hamstrings. He immediately went to the locker room with team trainers, who administered intravenous fluids to hydrate him. "I sweat. I sweat like crazy," Freeman said. "I started my hydration like three days ago, just heavily hydrating. It's something where I probably should have gotten the IV at halftime, but I was pumping fluids the whole game, knowing that I'm a heavy sweater. "I have to be better prepared for that. You never know what can make the difference in a game." In this game, it wasn't a big factor. Freeman returned after missing parts of two series.