Freedom announced the signings of two football players last week with Justin Peluso and Tanner Wheeler joining the Patriot League.

Peluso, an inside linebacker, will stay close to home and attend Lafayette, while Wheeler will head to Richmond, where the Spiders will be new members of the Patriot League next season.

Peluso was slated to be one of the best defensive players in the EPC last season before suffering a torn ACL in the fourth game of the season against Nazareth. He registered 18 tackles and three sacks on the year.

Wheeler, a key member of the Pates defensive line, recorded 24 tackles this fall. Wheeler was a first-team EPC selection at offensive tackle and on the defensive line this fall.