Steve Doerschuk studied the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 from an Ohio perspective. Defensive end Dwight Freeney was a rookie in 2002 and spent 11 of his 16 NFL seasons with the Colts.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The conventional wisdom heading into the 2002 NFL draft was Dwight Freeney was too small to play defensive end or hold up against the run. Critics also contended his trademark spin ...

When the nerves were tight, the lead was slim and the game clock was ticking down, Peyton Manning sought out one man on the Colts’ sideline. “Where’s Freeney?” he’d ask teammates. “Where’s 93?” ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The conventional wisdom heading into the 2002 NFL draft was Dwight Freeney was too small to play defensive end or hold up against the run. Critics also contended his trademark spin move ...

So maybe Hugh Freeney was not a scout, not an evaluator of football talent. He wasn’t even much of a fan, come to think of it, the day he noticed his son, Dwight, in a race with the other kids in ...