INDIANAPOLIS – Dwight Freeney joined the Colts as the 11th overall pick in the 2002 draft, and the impact of his career matched that from totals of his first rookie start when he forced three fumbles and had a sack.

Freeney, the club’s all-time sack leader (107.5), will not be issued a contract offer, and he is free to pursue another direction in his career when the free agency period opens on March 12. Freeney, a seven-time Pro Bowler, had seven of the 17 double-digit sack seasons in club history.

He had 13.0 sacks in his rookie season, a sign of things to come. His other seasons with 10-plus sacks were in 2003 (11.0), 2004 (16.0), 2005 (11.0), 2008 (10.5), 2009 (13.5) and 2010 (10.0). He became the first Colts player to top the NFL in sacks with his total in 2004.