Appearing on ESPN's "SportsCenter" today, free agent pass rusher Dwight Freeney said he definitely wants to play this season. Nothing is imminent in terms of signing -- with any franchise -- although the veteran made clear "Arizona would be a great team."

"But if it doesn't work out here, it could be anywhere,"  said Freeney, who is in Arizona right now. "It just depends. It has to be a winning team. I'm used to winning."

Freeney was highly complementary of the Cardinals, raving about their chances to contend even without being on the roster. He said he has had "some interest" on the market, but acknowledged that at this point, it's wait-and-see for most teams.

"The thing is, when you are when you are as old as me ... those teams want to figure out what they want to do," Freeney said. "They have their young guys, they have their draft picks, so an older guy like me who's been playing for a while, you know what, they want to take their time and that's OK. I don't mind."

In the meantime, the 36-year-old -- who led the Cardinals with eight sacks last season despite playing just 11 games after signing late -- said he will stay focused and keep training. Interestingly, he did add that he doesn't really want to do what he did last season and sign in-season. He'd rather be there for training camp.

"I know my body loved (signing late), but the anxiety mentally wasn't good," Freeney said. "So hopefully I can get signed before then."