Syracuse legend and Faculty Soccer Corridor of Famer Dwight Freeney is becoming a member of Orange coach Fran Brown’s employees because the director of participant improvement, the college introduced Friday. This shall be Freeney’s first main function on a school soccer teaching employees. 

“The time is now,” Freeney mentioned in an announcement. “I feel that Syracuse has lots of good issues going. An incredible basis and I feel they want a push to have the ability to keep and exceed that – that’s what I hope I will do. My schedule is now so much freer than it has been in years previous, so I will be capable of assist nonetheless is required and in no matter method I can.”

Freeney, a Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame member whose No. 54 was retired by Syracuse in 2024, was a star edge rusher for the Orange from 1998-2001. As a senior, he set the single-season program document with 17.5 sacks. Along with incomes unanimous first-team All-America honors, he completed ninth within the Heisman Trophy voting. 

His 34 profession sacks are second in Syracuse historical past. He was additionally a two-time first-team All-Huge East choice and the 2021 Huge East Co-Defensive Participant of the 12 months. The Indianapolis Colts chosen Freeney with the eleventh total choose within the 2002 NFL Draft. 

Freeney was a four-time All-Professional choice and made seven Professional Bowl appearances throughout his time with the Colts. He led the NFL with a career-high 16 sacks in 2004 and was a defensive chief on the Colts staff that received Tremendous Bowl 41. 

“Dwight beat all the percentages,” Brown mentioned. “Loads of our gamers relate to him, he understands what they are going by means of and the place they wish to get. There was no higher man to have the ability to come again and assist us in participant improvement and to develop these guys – not simply as soccer gamers, however as males.”