Dwight Freeney News: Pro Sports Daily

WR Wayne, DE Freeney officially active for Colts

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November 1

NFL.com

"Colts WR Reggie Wayne and DE Dwight Freeney are officially active for Sunday's game against the 49ers, as expected. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reported earlier that both of the stars were expected to start. The Colts, however, will be without WR Anthony Gonzalez, RB Donald Brown and DB Marlin Jackson, who were all listed as inactive."

Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is the game's most intimidating player

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October 30

Indianapolis Star

"It was toward the end of a wandering interview on Boston radio station WEEI last week that the question was posed: "Who is the most intimidating player you face?" "Dwight Freeney," New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady replied. "Every play with him is a game-changing play. "Every time you throw the ball, (Freeney is) a factor. As a quarterback, you probably have anywhere from a second and a half to sometimes four seconds to make your decision and throw the ball. "With Freeney, it's probably consistently around two seconds with sometimes being from the time the ball is snapped, a second and a half, you've got to throw that ball. There's no time for decision-making. "You're making your ..."

Freeney still a disrupting force, despite quad injury

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October 5

Indianapolis Star

"A strained right quadriceps kept Dwight Freeney out of practice last week. Amid speculation he might miss two games, the Colts' veteran defensive end insisted he was day-to-day. Sunday was the day. Freeney was on the field for approximately 17 plays in the 34-17 win over Seattle and did more than just take up space in the Colts' pass-rush scheme. He finished with a sack, his fifth of the season, another pressure of Seahawks quarterback Seneca Wallace and two tackles. "In the middle of the week, I was 50-50. I really didn't know," Freeney said. "By Friday and Saturday, I started feeling better. "I came out here (Sunday) and I already knew my reps were going to be limited, so I had to make ..."

Freeney available to play today

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October 4

Indianapolis Star

"Dwight Freeney will be available for today's game at Lucas Oil Stadium against the Seattle Seahawks. The Indianapolis Colts' veteran defensive end missed practice last week with a strained right quadriceps. The team's pre-game inactives consist of offensive tackle Tony Ugoh, wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, linebacker Gary Brackett, guard Jamey Richard, defensive tackle Fili Moala, safety Bob Sanders and cornerback Kelvin Hayden."

Freeney likely out two games

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September 29

Indianapolis Star

"Dwight Freeney is expected to miss two or three weeks with a quadriceps injury, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Indianapolis Colts’ four-time Pro Bowl defensive end injured his right quad in the third quarter of Sunday night’s win at Arizona. Colts president Bill Polian said on his Monday night radio show that Freeney had an MRI earlier in the day, but Polian did not discuss the results. The team was not immediately available for comment today. “It’s nothing earth-shattering,’’ the source said this morning. “They expect him to miss a couple of weeks."

Colts to wait and see on Freeney's injury

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September 29

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts are in a holding pattern regarding the health and availability of Dwight Freeney. The team's four-time Pro Bowl defensive end and career sack leader underwent a magnetic resonance imaging test Monday to determine the severity of an injury to his right quadriceps he sustained in Sunday night's win at Arizona. Team president Bill Polian was unable to offer a prognosis on Freeney on his Monday night radio show. He had yet to meet with the team's medical staff. "We'll get the results of the tests, but my sense is we'll probably have to play it be ear as the week goes on,'' Polian said. "But I have not received any bad news at this point.'' Conversely, Polian noted ..."

Colts unsure if Freeney will play Sunday

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September 28

Indianapolis Star

"The Colts said today that they don't know if Dwight Freeney will be able to play in Sunday's home game against Seattle. The Pro Bowl defensive end was scheduled to have an MRI today. After Sunday night's 31-10 victory at Arizona, Freeney said he "felt something pop" in his right quadriceps. "Dwight has spoken to a couple of you and expressed he had an injury in a certain area," Colts coach Jim Caldwell said today. "We've reserved comment until the MRI." Freeney had two sacks against the Cardinals. Since the Colts didn't return until 4 a.m. today after the Sunday night game, the players were not required to come to the Colts complex until later in the day and the normal Monday media ..."

Dwight Freeney feasts on rookie

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September 14

Indianapolis Star

"NFL initiations must be humbling, Dwight Freeney explained in a somewhat philosophical tone, as if Jacksonville rookie offensive left tackle Eugene Monroe was doomed from the first snap. The Indianapolis Colts all-time sack leader bumped his career total to 711/2 by beating Monroe in the first quarter. It proved to be the Colts' only sack, a misleading statistic considering the name of the game Sunday was pressure. Freeney applied relentless heat with his usual array of outside speed bursts, spins, up-and-under moves and power rushes to lead the defensive charge in the Colts' season-opening 14-12 triumph over their AFC South rivals at Lucas Oil Stadium. "It wouldn't be right if we didn't ..."

Road block: Gaither to face Freeney

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October 9

Baltimore Sun

"Jared Gaither has gone from succeeding a likely Hall of Famer to facing a potential one. Named in June as the heir apparent to 11-time Pro Bowl selection Jonathan Ogden, Gaither, the starting left offensive tackle for the Ravens, is preparing to meet one of Ogden's toughest rivals - Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney. Freeney, who has led the NFL in sacks, has tormented some of the game's best offensive tackles. But Gaither ( Maryland) insisted that his approach this week leading up to the Ravens' game against the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday has not changed from previous weeks. "I'm going on preparing as if he's any other guy," Gaither said yesterday before practice. ..."

Freeney feels free to create havoc

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September 19

Indianapolis Star

"Dwight Freeney is back to his disruptive ways. "I'm out there having fun,'' the Indianapolis Colts' veteran defensive end said. "I'm playing.'' And producing. Less than 10 months after undergoing surgery to repair damage to his left foot, Freeney is flashing his rare blend of speed, power and agility. He had a sack in each of the Colts' two games -- along with six pressures and one forced fumble -- and will be looking for more when Indy hosts Jacksonville on Sunday. "What injury?'' Freeney asked with a smile. "I don't even think about last year. I think about the present and the future.'' Freeney acknowledged he still deals with occasional soreness in his left foot. "But it's stuff I can ..."

Defensive stars return for Colts

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August 25

Indianapolis Star

"Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders and defensive end Dwight Freeney made much-anticipated preseason debuts Sunday in a 20-7 loss to Buffalo at Lucas Oil Stadium. Both said they were a bit rusty. Sanders participated in the Colts' first 18 plays on defense -- he stuffed Bills running back Marshawn Lynch for a 1-yard loss on the opening play. Freeney started and came close on a couple of rushes while playing about 15 downs in an end rotation. "It felt good. A little rust, but I felt good," said Freeney, the franchise's sacks leader who missed training camp while rehabilitating from left foot surgery. Freeney, who broke his foot on a spin move at San Diego on Nov. 11, was not credited with ..."

Colts Freeney ready for 'every snap'

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August 21

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts probably will take the slow-and-easy approach in reintroducing end Dwight Freeney to the defense, whether he likes it or not. And he doesn't. "Let's hope not,'' Freeney said. "I think that is the plan, but I've never been an 'ease' guy. Even the rookie year, I was dying to get out there. "I would love to be out there every snap.'' That isn't likely. Freeney practiced for the first time Tuesday, his latest step in a recovery from surgery on his left foot that forced him to miss the final eight games of the 2007 season, including the playoffs. He said he still experiences pain occasionally in the foot but added he is getting close to 100 percent. Yet it's been apparent ..."

Sanders, Freeney ready to practice

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August 19

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts should regain some of their stars this week. No, not Peyton Manning. While the quarterback is at least a week away from joining workouts, a defense that has struggled against the run should benefit from the return of safety Bob Sanders and defensive end Dwight Freeney. Each is expected to practice for the first time this preseason either this morning, when the team works out at Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time, or Wednesday when it practices at the team's newly renamed West Side complex, the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center. "I'm definitely ready,'' Sanders said Monday. "I've been anxious for a long time, excited and ready to go. "My body feels great. I'm just ..."

Polian reports 'no setbacks'

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August 4

Indianapolis Star

"The Indianapolis Colts took a first step into their five-game preseason Sunday night at Fawcett Stadium without a slew of their front-line players. But team president Bill Polian remains confident it won't be too long before quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive end Dwight Freeney, safety Bob Sanders and other ailing players are back on the practice field. Polian's overriding sentiment as he assessed Indy's medical issues: Everyone is on schedule. "No setbacks that I know of,'' he said. Manning has begun the rehabilitation process after having his left knee immobilized for an extended time following July 14 surgery to remove an infected bursa sac. Along with getting the swelling under ..."

Freeney's injury is one to worry about

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July 26

Indianapolis Star

"For the most part, there's little reason to worry about the Colts and their six ailing PUPs, or members of the physically unable to perform list. Seriously. All the teeth-gnashing about Peyton Manning's infected bursa sac, Marvin Harrison's knees (oh my God, and he's almost 36, to boot!), Bob Sanders' shoulder and Tyjuan Hagler's torn pectoral muscle are a waste of energy. If you're going to worry, here's a pretty good reason to worry: Dwight Freeney. While Manning is the Mr. Indispensable of the Offense, Freeney plays the same role on this defense. I used to think that guy was Sanders, whose presence completely altered the personality of the defense whenever he played. But after watching ..."

When season starts, Freeney will be ready

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July 24

Indianapolis Star

"Introductions won't be necessary when the Indianapolis Colts defense huddles Sept. 7 in the regular-season opener at Lucas Oil Stadium. The bulk of the unit that was one of the NFL's finest in 2007 -- first in fewest points allowed (16.4 per game), third in total yards allowed (279.7), second in passing yards allowed (172.8) -- returns. That includes safeties Bob Sanders, the first Colt to be named NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and Antoine Bethea, Sanders' Pro Bowl sidekick. Perhaps most importantly, that includes Dwight Freeney. "Things are working out the way they're supposed to,'' said the three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, who will report today with the rest of his teammates to ..."

3 Colts host camp

May 29

Indianapolis Star

"Indianapolis Colts players Dwight Freeney, Joseph Addai and Gary Brackett are hosting an Indy Stars Football Camp June 3-5 at Ben Davis High School from 4:30-7:30 p.m. each day. The camp is open to boys and girls 7 to 14 years old. Drills are non-contact."