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Dwight Freeney are tired of watching football. They'd rather be hitting. They also know better.
Sanders, last year's defensive player of the year, and Freeney, a former league sacks champ, have each undergone surgery in the past six months. That prompted doctors to keep both out of this weekend's three-day mandatory minicamp and likely out for the start of training camp.
"It's tough because football players always want to be on the field," Sanders said Sunday, the final day of this weekend's minicamp. "When you're on the field, you can get better. Right now, though, I'm trying to get healthy."
For the Colts' top two defenders, this has been a challenging offseason.
Freeney spent more than two months off his feet after having surgery on his left foot in November, and Sanders had surgery on his right shoulder before the Super Bowl. While they have been running, neither has been able to practice and may not be able to for several more months.