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Article: Colts' Dilger to Appear in Pro Bowl
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- January 16, 2002
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Dateline: INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis Colts tight end Ken Dilger never imagined 32 receptions
would be enough to reach the Pro Bowl.
It was.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Colts announced that Dilger will make
his first Pro Bowl appearance in his seven-year career.
"I thought my best year was '99, or even last year when I caught 47
balls," said Dilger, who will be the first Colts tight end in the
Pro Bowl since Tom Mitchell in 1969. "I thought when I was announced
as the second alternate, people must be watching me block for Edgerrin
(James) and Dominic (Rhodes)."
Dilger caught 32 passes for 343 yards and one touchdown and threw
the first TD pass of ...