To put it simply, Dwight Freeney is a beast on the football field.

As he wraps up his 15th season in the NFL, Freeney has accomplished virtually everything there is to do in the game of football. A two-time All-Big East selection and first team All-American at Syracuse University, the pass rushing specialist continued his offense-wrecking ways when he made it to the NFL.

Taken in the first round by Indianapolis, Freeney quickly became an impact player on the defensive line for the Colts. He's been named to seven Pro Bowls, earned the Defensive Player of the Year Award in  2005, named a starter on the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 2000s, and won a Super Bowl.

Along the way, he has tallied up over 122 sacks in what is sure to be a career that will one day find him enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. As he gets ready to suit up for another shot at a championship on Sunday in Super Bowl LI, what continues to drive the now 36-year-old to still excel at such a high level?

One word: hunger.

“I love the game, pure and simple,” said Freeney at Super Bowl Media Night. “I want to keep playing for as long as I can.”

Freeney's drive and will to succeed has spilled over onto his teammates. The veteran has become a valued leader in the locker room who lets his commitment to the game and die hard preparation speak for him.

He doesn't seem to be in a hurry to slow down.

“You gotta give it a couple months to let things die down, let the emotion of whatever’s happening die down a little bit so you can make the best decision for you and your family,” said Freeney, when asked about if he was thinking of retiring. “Sometimes guys make those decisions right when they lose. Sometimes they rush decisions when they win. I like to take all that emotion out and make that decision when it comes.”

Though he already has one Super Bowl ring in his collection, he would love to have one more. He is “hungry” for another chance to be a champion to the point where he has not shown his ring to any of his teammates with the Falcons.

“To me, it’s like, ‘Look, man, you know I’ve got a ring,’” he said. “‘And if you want to see a ring, you better go get one.’ That’s how I like to look at it.”