The Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney has been confirmed to have a torn ligament in his right ankle and he was still unable to take part in any practice, but the All-Pro player remains hopeful that he would put on his Colts jersey to play in the Super Bowl game this Sunday.
“Hopefully, towards the end of the week it starts to get better,” Freeney said at Tuesday’s media day, wearing a pair of flip-flops with the injured ankle unwrapped. “The decision will come later on in the week. It’s kind of early now.”
Injuring the ankle in the AFC championship game against the New York Jets, Freeney admitted that the chances of working out later this week weren’t good. In order to get on the field in time, he has enlisted the help of chiropractors, slept in an oxygen chamber, used ice, regular therapy and anything else team doctors prescribed that may help to heal the ankle. If all the efforts fail, Freeney will be the only starter on either Super Bowl team to miss the game because of injury.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Colts are hopeful that DE Freeney will play Super Bowl
Earlier last Sunday, there were some reports saying that Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney might be unable to play Sunday’s Super Bowl game against the New Orleans Saints because of torn ligament. However the Indianapolis Colts have cleared that Freeney’s injury is nothing more than a low ankle sprain and his playing status for Super Bowl remains questionable.
Freeney was injured with about 2 minutes left in last week’s AFC championship game against the New York Jets and has missed three consecutive days of practice from Wednesday to Friday. Even his teammates are uncertain whether he would put on his Colts jersey for the Super Bowl game.
“Dwight is one of our best players, we know that,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said during the Pro Bowl. “But all season long Coach Caldwell has talked about picking up the bayonet. Someone’s got to step up. If Dwight were not to be able to go that would be tough, but somebody else will step up and we’ll feel confident in whoever that is.”
Using his incredible speed, remarkable spin moves and leverage to attack opponents, Freeney finished this season with 13 1/2 sacks this season, the sixth time in eight NFL seasons Freeney has had at least 10 sacks. What the team is now concerning most is that if Freeney would be in his 100 percent by the time of the biggest game of the season. They remain hopeful because Freeney has history of healing fast- he returned seven days after hurting his quadriceps in late September.
Freeney was injured with about 2 minutes left in last week’s AFC championship game against the New York Jets and has missed three consecutive days of practice from Wednesday to Friday. Even his teammates are uncertain whether he would put on his Colts jersey for the Super Bowl game.
“Dwight is one of our best players, we know that,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said during the Pro Bowl. “But all season long Coach Caldwell has talked about picking up the bayonet. Someone’s got to step up. If Dwight were not to be able to go that would be tough, but somebody else will step up and we’ll feel confident in whoever that is.”
Using his incredible speed, remarkable spin moves and leverage to attack opponents, Freeney finished this season with 13 1/2 sacks this season, the sixth time in eight NFL seasons Freeney has had at least 10 sacks. What the team is now concerning most is that if Freeney would be in his 100 percent by the time of the biggest game of the season. They remain hopeful because Freeney has history of healing fast- he returned seven days after hurting his quadriceps in late September.
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