Colts' Freeney ahead of rehab schedule
The Indianapolis Coltsโ hopes of regaining the top spot in the AFC, much less the NFL, largely hinge on star defensive end Dwight Freeneyโs recovery from left foot surgery.
Freeneyโs 2007 season consisted of only 3.5 sacks and was cut short after Week 10 due to a Lisfranc foot injury. That injury generally takes between 9-10 months from which to recover, but reports are that Freeney is ahead of schedule.
Freeney is a three-time Pro Bowler and the Coltsโ all-time sack leader, so his return canโt be overstated. But he has been told to be patient โ thereโs even a chance he could open camp on the physically-unable-to-perform list until getting โfull goโ medical clearance.
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โIt is a challenge because Iโm not used to, โAlright, Dwight, you have to take your time. Youโre not going to be 100 percent as soon as you get back out there.โ If Iโm running on the field, itโs like, โIโm ready to go now. Iโm ready to cut now. Iโm ready to do this bag drill now,โ and they have to hold me back.
โItโs different from that perspective, but as far as a mind state of me doing the spin move and things like that, when Iโm ready to go, Iโm ready to go. Thereโs no holding back.โ
The former star has 60 sacks in six NFL seasons, registering double-digit sacks in each of his first four NFL seasons โ 13 in 2002, 11 in 2003, 16 in 2004 and 11 in 2005. He faced constant double teams and extra attention from tight ends and running backs last year but still was productive despite only 3.5 sacks.
He limped off the field during Week 10โs game against , and his season and the Coltsโ repeat Super Bowl hopes were over.
Freeney finished the season with 34 tackles, 29 solos, and despite missing the last seven games of the season, led the Colts with 19 quarterback pressures.
Donโt expect to see Freeney in any preseason games, but he is making steady progress under Dave Porter, one of the nationโs foremost foot doctors, and expects to suit up Week 1 against the Bears.
โIโve got another month to get the foot back,โ Freeney says. โObviously theyโll be holding me back a lot during training camp. โฆ But Iโll be ready to go when the season starts in September.โ
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