February 6th Indianapolis Star

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Indianapolis Colts' final full workout for Superbowl was encouraging until a late scare as Pro Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne exited practice early Friday.
On an afternoon when rookie cornerback Jerraud Powers tested his fractured left foot on a limited basis and starting left guard Ryan Lilja returned from a back injury, Wayne pulled up with an aggravation of an existing injury to the fat pad of his right knee, according to a pool report submitted by the league.Wayne departed 20 minutes early, but Colts coach Jim Caldwell said he did not think the flare-up would keep the receiver out of Sunday's game. Wayne, who tied tight end Dallas Clark with a team-high 100 catches in the regular season, is probable on the team's injury report.
Powers is listed as questionable but has insisted he would play. Earlier in the day, Caldwell revealed the rookie broke his left foot in the AFC divisional playoff game Jan. 17 and needed surgery for "an internal fixation of a fractured foot."
The common procedure, according to St. Vincent sports Performance director Ralph Reiff, involves "using either surgical screws or pins to pull the fracture together to accelerate proper healing." The certified athletic trainer added, "The short-term and long-term outcome for using this procedure is very good."
Powers, a 12-game starter, estimated the foot at 90 percent.
"He feels great about it," Caldwell said. "So if he feels good, it makes me feel even better."
Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney did not practice on his Grade III right ankle sprain and is questionable. Caldwell said Freeney might test the ankle with some light running and simulated practice later Friday, then again today.
"This is right in line with our plans," Caldwell said. "He's making very good progress."
Freeney, who led the team with 131/2 sacks, suffered the injury at the end of the AFC title game two weeks ago. He has been guardedly optimistic he will play.
Lilja is listed as probable.
Dungy sounds off

Former Colts coach Tony Dungy told the New York Times on Thursday in Miami he's sure his old team will beat New Orleans. That's not all he said.
When asked about the old debate regarding who is the better quarterback -- the Colts' Peyton Manning or New England's Tom Brady -- Dungy took a shot at Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
"Your coach wouldn't punt the ball to Peyton," Dungy said, referring to Belichick's decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 at his own 28 late in a Nov. 15 game. The Colts held and Manning negotiated the short distance for a go-ahead scoring pass in a 35-34 win.
"I would punt the ball to Tom Brady with one minute left," Dungy said. "Your coach is the best coach in the world and wouldn't punt it to (Manning). What does that say?"

Dungy, who retired after last year and has been an NBC analyst, expects the Colts to win big."They are going to be so far ahead that people are going to say, 'Oh, ho-hum, he played a good game, they won by two scores, the Colts won their second (title),' " Dungy said of Manning. "He's going to have those rings Sunday night. I don't think it's going to be close."
Dungy became the first black coach to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy when he guided the Colts to a 29-17Superbowl XLI victory over Chicago in 2007.
Shake down treat

Sometime between their post-dinner team meeting and 11 p.m. bed-check this evening, a group of Colts will convene for a night-before-the-game ritual.
"A little nightcap," right tackle Ryan Diem said.
Don't get the wrong idea.
"We have a little chocolate-vanilla milkshake sit-down and we just kind of hang out and talk about the game and talk about whatever's going on with everybody," Diem said.
You might like milkshakes. You might like to participate. Sorry.
"Invitees only. O-line and select others," Diem said.