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Ecstatic Colts announce Dwight Freeney as newest Ring of Honor member

Dwight Freeney is the latest member of the Colts Ring of Honor, joining 14 other people and the '12th Man.' Scott Horner, scott.horner@indystar.com

Jeff Saturday went back to 2002, to the first time he saw Dwight Freeney walk into the Indianapolis Colts’ locker room. He remembers being ... disappointed.

“He walks in, and as a football player, when you hear first-round pick at defensive end, Freeney doesn’t really match the picture,” Saturday said Thursday night while he hosted the team’s annual Town Hall event at Colts headquarters.

“(But) I will tell you, he puts his hand in the dirt and the very first time, his get-off terrified me,” Saturday continued.