Dwight Freeney Will Retire As An Indianapolis Colt, Team Says

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts announce Dwight Freeney, the team's former defensive end great, will retire from the NFL as a member of the Colts. Freeney is retiring almost 16 years after the Indianapolis Colts made him the 11th pick on April 20 during the 2002 NFL draft.

Freeney spent his 16-season career with six different teams and became one of the best pass rushers in the league.

The Indianapolis Colts say Freeney is tied with Terrell Suggs as the 17th best all-time NFL sack number, 125.5, 107.5 as a Colt.

He was part of the winning Super Bowl XLI team when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in 2007.

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The Colts note his college football career at Syracuse University and his post-Colts career with the San Diego Chargers (2013-14), Arizona Cardinals (2015), Atlanta Falcons (2016) and the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions (both in 2017).

The team says Freeney is scheduled to have a formal press conference in Indianapolis on Monday.

93 is retiring as an Indianapolis Colt: https://t.co/xhrhrSK309

Thanks for the memories, @dwightfreeney! pic.twitter.com/VJop23JC9Y
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 19, 2018

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