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Dwight Freeney

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Dwight Freeney

Dwight Jason Freeney (born February 18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who currently serves as the Director of player development for Syracuse University. Freeney played as a defensive end and linebacker for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), most notably as a member of the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, earning unanimous All-American honors. He was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft. With the Colts, Freeney won Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears, and made seven Pro Bowls. He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions.

Infobox

Title
Director of player development
Born
(1980-02-18) February 18, 1980 (age 45)Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
268 lb (122 kg)
High school
Bloomfield(Bloomfield, Connecticut)
College
Syracuse (1998–2001)
NFL draft
2002: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Total tackles
332
Sacks
125.5
Forced fumbles
47
Fumble recoveries
4
Pass deflections
17
Defensive touchdowns
1

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in(1.85 m)
Weight
266 lb(121 kg)
Arm length
32+1⁄8 in(0.82 m)
Hand span
10 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
4.48 s
Vertical jump
37.0 in(0.94 m)
Bench press
28 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
Vertical jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in(1.85 m)
266 lb(121 kg)
32+1⁄8 in(0.82 m)
10 in(0.25 m)
4.48 s
37.0 in(0.94 m)
28 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
· NFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
8
Tackles
46
Tackles
45
Tackles
1
Tackles
13.0
Fumbles
9
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
IND
Games
15
Games
13
Tackles
34
Tackles
29
Tackles
5
Tackles
11.0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
23
Fumbles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
36
Tackles
33
Tackles
3
Tackles
16.0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
13
Tackles
42
Tackles
36
Tackles
6
Tackles
11.0
Fumbles
6
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
29
Tackles
26
Tackles
3
Tackles
5.5
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
IND
Games
9
Games
9
Tackles
21
Tackles
18
Tackles
3
Tackles
3.5
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
IND
Games
15
Games
14
Tackles
28
Tackles
24
Tackles
4
Tackles
10.5
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
IND
Games
14
Games
9
Tackles
24
Tackles
19
Tackles
5
Tackles
13.5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
25
Tackles
21
Tackles
4
Tackles
10.0
Fumbles
5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
IND
Games
16
Games
15
Tackles
19
Tackles
13
Tackles
6
Tackles
8.5
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
IND
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
12
Tackles
10
Tackles
2
Tackles
5.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
SD
Games
4
Games
4
Tackles
2
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
SD
Games
16
Games
9
Tackles
10
Tackles
6
Tackles
4
Tackles
3.5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
ARI
Games
11
Games
0
Tackles
9
Tackles
8
Tackles
1
Tackles
8.0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
ATL
Games
15
Games
1
Tackles
10
Tackles
7
Tackles
3
Tackles
3.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
SEA
Games
4
Games
0
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
0
Tackles
3.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
DET
DET
Year
DET
Team
5
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
218
Games
157
Games
350
Tackles
299
Tackles
51
Tackles
125.5
Tackles
47
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
23
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
16
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
2002
IND
16
8
46
45
1
13.0
9
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2003
IND
15
13
34
29
5
11.0
4
2
23
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2004
IND
16
16
36
33
3
16.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
3
2005
IND
16
13
42
36
6
11.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
3
2006
IND
16
16
29
26
3
5.5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
2007
IND
9
9
21
18
3
3.5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2008
IND
15
14
28
24
4
10.5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2009
IND
14
9
24
19
5
13.5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2010
IND
16
16
25
21
4
10.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
2011
IND
16
15
19
13
6
8.5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2012
IND
14
14
12
10
2
5.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2013
SD
4
4
2
1
1
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2014
SD
16
9
10
6
4
3.5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2015
ARI
11
0
9
8
1
8.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2016
ATL
15
1
10
7
3
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2017
SEA
4
0
3
3
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
DET
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
Total
218
157
350
299
51
125.5
47
4
23
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
16

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