Freeney’s value can’t be overstated
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Uh-oh. This changes everything, maybe even the fate of the Colts-Saints Super Bowl.
We’re talking here about Dwight Freeney’s ankle, soon to be the most closely monitored ankle since Curt Schilling and the bloody sock.
Or Barbaro, although I’m thinking euthanasia is highly unlikely in this case.
Even if defensive end Freeney plays with a Grade III ankle sprain Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts take on the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV, he will not be vintage Freeney, not even close. The doctors can tape him up like a mummy and give him enough anesthetic to numb up a yak, but he’s not going to have his usual explosion, his usual speed, his usual leverage. This is his right ankle, remember, his plant foot.
IndyStar.com
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