Source: Ankle could keep Freeney out of Super Bowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)
Dwight Freeney’s afflicted abate is “really bad” and could accumulate him out of the Super Bowl, a being abutting to the All-Pro arresting end told The Associated Press in an e-mail Sunday night.
The being requested anonymity because the advice differed from what the Indianapolis Colts said beforehand in the day. The aggregation insisted that Freeney has a low abate abrasion and charcoal ambiguous for the bold adjoin the New Orleans Saints.
“He is beneath the affliction of our able-bodied training staff,” Colts agent Craig Kelley said. “Nothing we accept apparent changes our analysis that he is questionable. He has a third-degree, low basketball sprain.”
Earlier Sunday, ESPN.com appear that Freeney had broken a ligament, which would accomplish it “difficult” for Freeney to comedy Sunday adjoin New Orleans.
The canyon rusher has 13 1/2 sacks, the sixth time in eight NFL seasons he’s had at atomic 10.
The Colts accept been anxious about Freeney back the above alliance sacks best aching his appropriate abate with about 2 account larboard in aftermost week’s AFC championship game. He pulled up abbreviate of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez on a canyon rush, hopped for a brace of accomplish and again limped off the field.
Trainers initially capital to put Freeney’s bottom in a walking boot, but he didn’t abrasion it afterwards the Colts’ 30-17 victory. Freeney did not convenance Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and has not been accessible to reporters back the game.
“Dwight is one of our best players, we apperceive that,” Colts quarterback Peyton Manning said Sunday night during the Pro Bowl. “But all division continued Coach Caldwell has talked about acrimonious up the bayonet. Someone’s got to footfall up. If Dwight were not to be able to go that would be tough, but somebody abroad will footfall up and we’ll feel assured in whoever that is.”
On Monday, aggregation admiral Bill Polian told radio admirers he accepted Freeney to comedy adjoin the Saints. Caldwell didn’t complete as optimistic aboriginal in the week, acquainted that starting cornerback Jerraud Powers was added forth in his accretion from a bottom abrasion than Freeney.
By Friday, Caldwell appeared to be on the aforementioned folio with Polian.
“He’s advancing forth well, he’s accepting more good and we’re acquisitive for the best,” Caldwell said afore Friday’s practice.
Even if he can play, Freeney’s capability could still be an issue.
