Freeney Sits, Wayne Practices Day Before Super Bowl
One day before the Super Bowl, the Indianapolis Colts are facing a number of injury questions.
All-Pro pass rusher Dwight Freeney, who tore ligaments in his ankle late in the Colts’ 30-17 win over the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game, remains an uncertainty for the Super Bowl as he sat out of the Colts’ practice on Saturday.
Freeney isn’t the only injury question for the Colts—rookie cornerback Jerraud Powers returned to practice on Friday, three weeks after having surgery to repair a fracture in his foot. Powers participated lightly in practice on Saturday.
“He [Freeney] and Powers both are better than yesterday. It’s still day to day,” Colts coach Jim Caldwell said.
Receiver Reggie Wayne appeared to put his injury concerns to rest; after tweaking his knee during Friday’s practice, as Caldwell sounded confident that Wayne would participate in the Super Bowl.
In the long run, these guys are football players. Presuming they’re risking no long term damage and/or they won’t be damaging their team by participating, they’ll all almost definitely be playing tomorrow.
