The Super Bowl Champs locked up DE Dwight Freeney today to the richest contract ever for a defensive player...6 years/72 million dollars. The deal includes a 30 million dollar signing bonus.
Is Freeney the best defensive player in the game...No (and arguable he is not even the best defensive player on the team (that is Bob Sanders) but Freeney is definitely one of the best defensive ends in the game and he perfectly fits the Colts defensive scheme.
The important thing here is not so much the contract but the fact that they did reach a long term agreement with him and won't have to keep him by designating the franchise tag on him. Thus the Colts are actually able to save money (almost 3.7 million dollars) because his salary cap number will be lower than if the Colts had franchised him. (That is how NFL math works). In essence the Colts now have some flexibility to lock up some other players...including the aforementioned Bob Sanders.
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