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Dwight Freeney
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| Dwight Freeney | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 19, 1980 (age 27) |
| Place of birth |  Hartford, Connecticut |
| Position(s) | Defensive End |
| College | Syracuse |
| NFL Draft | 2002 / Round 1 / Pick 11 |
| Pro Bowls | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2002-Present | Indianapolis Colts |
Dwight Jason Freeney (born February 19, 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts.
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A long time resident of Bloomfield, Connecticut, Freeney played football for Bloomfield High School where he earned All Conference (CCC WEST) and All State (CIAC) honors. Freeney was born to Jamaican parents and raised down the street from current WNBA star Nykesha Sales (Connecticut Sun)
He was drafted by the Colts out of Syracuse University with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Freeney set an NFL rookie record in 2002 by forcing 9 fumbles (3 of those forced fumbles came from a game with the Eagles, in which Freeney touched Donovan McNabb for 3 strips), and was runner up for defensive rookie of the year to Carolina's Julius Peppers. Despite the statistical success Freeney was left off the 2002 AFC Pro Bowl team, and experts like Chris Berman did not agree, instead the Texans Gary Walker got the last spot at defensive end.
Freeney is the only player in Colts history with three consecutive double-digit quarterback sack seasons. In 2004 he led the NFL with 16 sacks, winning the league sack title and a spot on the AFC Pro Bowl team. His 40 sacks in his first three seasons rank 3rd-most by a player to start an NFL career. On February 4, 2007 Dwight Freeney won Super Bowl XLI with the Indianapolis Colts, in which it marked the first time in NFL history a team with the last ranked rush defense won the Super Bowl.
It is interesting to note Freeney's hobby of NFL Madden, in which he has won the EA Sports Madden Bowl in both 2003 and 2004. He ran an astouding official 4.42 40 yard dash in the NFL scouting combine, making him arguably the fastest end in the NFL.
On February 19, 2007, the Colts put a franchise tag on Dwight Freeney. This contract guarantees him $8,644,000, the average salary of the top five defensive ends in the NFL next season.[1]
- Dwight Freeney still holds the Connecticut high school career sacks record with 60.
- Dwight is a two-time Madden Bowl champion, winning in 2003 and 2004.
- Dwight Freeney at ESPN.com
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
- Colts profile