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A HUGE blow for us!

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
FREENEY OUT FOR SEASON By John Oehser - Colts.com

Three-Time Pro Bowl Defensive End Placed on Injured Reserve
INDIANAPOLIS – The concern became official on Wednesday:

Dwight Freeney’s season is over.

Freeney, the Colts’ three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, sustained a LisFranc injury in his left foot against the San Diego Chargers Sunday night that will reqire surgery. He has been placed on the Injured Reserve list, the Colts announced in a statement Wednesday.
Team physicians anticipate a “full and complete recovery in time for the 2008 season,” the statement said.

Placing a player on injured reserve means he cannot return that season.
The Colts have claimed three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers from the Denver Broncos, a move announced by Colts President Bill Polian Monday night.
The Colts officially announced Rice’s acquisition Wednesday afternoon.

Freeney, the No. 11 overall selection in the 2002 NFL Draft, has a franchise-record 60 sacks in six NFL seasons. He had 3.5 this season and also had a team-high 19 pressures.
Freeney also had forced a team-high four fumbles this season.

Rice, who was released by the Denver Broncos on Friday, had signed with the Broncos on September 3 after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rice, a 12-year veteran and the third overall selection in the 1996 NFL Draft, has 121 career sacks, second only to Michael Strahan of the New York Giants among active players. He played in eight games with two sacks last season before being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Rice started one of six games played with the Broncos this season, registering eight tackles and no sacks. He played six seasons with Tampa Bay, from 2001-2006, registering 69.5 sacks in the Tampa 2, one-gap style of defense.

Dungy coached the Buccaneers from 1996-2001.

Also on Wednesday, the Colts re-signed to the active roster cornerback/returner T.J. Rushing, who was released last Friday. They also signed Devin Aromashodu, a wide receiver who spent training camp with the Colts.
Aromashodu was signed off the Houston Texans’ practice squad.
The Colts also placed linebacker Victor Worsley on injured reserved and signed linebacker Brandon Archer to the practice squad.

[Tiny Tom]

No repeat for the Colts in the Super Bowl. I think this actually makes the Steelers the second best team in the AFC.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Tiny Tom

No repeat for the Colts in the Super Bowl. I think this actually makes the Steelers the second best team in the AFC.

Yeah, I agree. There are two people on the Colts who are irreplacable. One is playing quarterback; the other is Freeney.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, I agree. There are two people on the Colts who are irreplacable. One is playing quarterback; the other is Freeney.

I think they can take the Steelers, but they can't take New England without Freeney.