Report: Colts’ Freeney done for season
Dwight Freeney will probably need surgery to repair damage to his left foot.
Indianapolis, INÂ - The Indianapolis Colts may have suffered a potentially fatal blow to their hopes to defend their title, as defensive end Dwight Freeney’s season is apparently over.
According to a story late Tuesday night on the website of the Indianapolis Star, the three-time Pro Bowl selection will probably need surgery to repair damage to his left foot. Freeney left in the fourth quarter of the Colts’ 23-21 loss to the Chargers on Sunday night with the injury.
The Colts’ defensive star tried a spin move on a pass rush early in the fourth quarter, but fell to the turf. He limped off the field, and was taken to the locker room in a cart.
The only player in club history with four consecutive double-digit sack seasons, Freeney is Indianapolis’ all-time sacks leader. He has 60 over his career, including 3 1/2 this season, and 31 forced fumbles in his six seasons.
A first-round draft choice of the Colts in 2002 and three-time Pro Bowl selection, the Colts signed the 27-year-old to a six-year, $72 million contract in July, making him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history.
Indianapolis had already began preparing for life without Freeney earlier this week, as the club claimed veteran end Simeon Rice off waivers from Denver on Monday.
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