In The Front Row Podcast

Dwight Freeney on playing for Dungy & Colts and golf with Jordan


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Growing up in Connecticut, Freeney excelled in all sports he played including basketball and baseball.  At 6-1, his size led him to football where he set records as a defensive end at Bloomfield High School. It was in high school where he developed his spin move which helped him collect 37 sacks in his career and got him noticed by college coaches.  After a visit to Syracuse, it was obvious Freeney wanted to be an Orangeman. From 1998-2001, he became a force in Central New York and set a school record with 17.5 sacks his senior season. A two-time All-Big East selection and 1st Team All-American in 2001, Freeney was drafted in the first round by the Colts in 2002 and would spend 11 seasons with Indianapolis winning Super Bowl XLI playing for Tony Dungy and setting a franchise record with 107.5 sacks.  After the Colts released him in 2013, he ended his career with stints in San Diego, Arizona, Atlanta, Seattle and Detroit. The 7-time Pro Bowler would retire as a Colt in 2018.  Freeney shares stories of the memorable phone calls he’s received throughout his career, his induction into the Colts Ring of Honor and being nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year eligible. He also tells us the quarterbacks he liked to sack and the one that wasn’t so easy to get a hold of. Plus, we hear about his golf game and the friendships he’s made on the course including his childhood idol Lawrence Taylor and Michal Jordan. He also tells us what it’s like being a new dad to his daughter.

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In The Front Row PodcastBy Banterscape Media

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