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Grateful Freeney signs $72 million deal with Colts

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Friday, July 13, 2007

Defensive end Dwight Freeney has spent his entire football career chasing and sacking quarterbacks. Now, he's going to be paid as the premier player at his position. Freeney, the Indianapolis Colts' franchise player, signed a six-year, $72 million contract with the team Friday that includes a $30 million signing bonus. He becomes the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. "To have me paid among the top players in the league -- not just as a defensive players -- means a lot of me," sai ...

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