He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, earning unanimous All-American honors.

He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions.

Against Virginia Tech, Freeney sacked elusive Hokies quarterback Michael Vick 4.5 times in one game.

[12] Freeney was inducted into the 2023 class of College Football Hall of Fame, becoming the 10th Syracuse player to be selected for the honor.

[17] When drafted by Indianapolis at 270 lbs, Freeney was clocked at 4.48 seconds in the 40-yard dash and the same 40 inch vertical jump.

[18] Freeney set an NFL rookie record in 2002 with nine forced fumbles, three of which occurred in a single game against former Syracuse football player, Donovan McNabb.

[23] He was named to his second Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors for his performance in the 2004 season.

[24][25] In 2006, Freeney helped the Colts defeat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI to become NFL Champions.

[27] This move allowed Bill Polian and the Colts front office time to work on a long-term contract.

Freeney, frustrated by the three defensive penalties incurred as the Chargers made their game-winning drive, told Yahoo!

[35][36] Due to injury and not adjusting to his position-change well, Freeney struggled and finished the season with only five sacks and 12 tackles.

[38][39] Freeney left as the all-time franchise leader in sacks with 107.5, but was surpassed by former teammate Robert Mathis the next season.

[40] During the 2013 season, Freeney suffered a season-ending quad injury against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4 and recorded a career low with 0.5 sacks.

[44] Against the 49ers, Dwight Freeney and Ricardo Mathews sacked and forced a Colin Kaepernick fumble leading to a Chargers touchdown.

[50] Freeney appeared in nine games during the 2015 season, totaling 8.0 sacks (leading the team) and three forced fumbles.