Dwight Freeney
Dwight Jason Freeney
Born: February 19, 1980
Hartford, CT USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 268
College: Syracuse
High School: Bloomfield (CT)
Career: 2002-2017
Drafted: 2002 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Indianapolis Colts
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024
Dwight Freeney played from 2002 to 2017 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks. Freeney recorded 125.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
 Indianapolis Colts |
 San Diego Chargers |
 Arizona Cardinals |
 Atlanta Falcons |
 Detroit Lions |
 Seattle Seahawks |
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Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2002 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2003 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2004 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 16.0 | 0.0 | 2005 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2006 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2007 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2008 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 10.5 | 0.0 | 2009 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 13.5 | 0.0 | 2010 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2011 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2012 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2013 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2014 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2015 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2017 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 125.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | PD | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2002 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 45.5 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2003 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 30 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2004 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 33.5 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2005 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 32 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2006 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 27.5 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2007 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 19.5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2008 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2009 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 21.5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2011 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2012 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 316 | 292 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2003 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2007 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2002 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 8 | 2003 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 13 | 2004 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 | 2005 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 13 | 2006 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 | 2007 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 9 | 2008 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 14 | 2009 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 9 | 2010 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 | 2011 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 15 | 2012 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 13 | 2013 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 4 | 2014 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 9 | 2015 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 0 | 2016 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 1 | 2017 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 0 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-2000s Team
Honors
2003 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2003 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2004 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2005 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
