1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: NFL free agency is ongoing and the Colts have resigned 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: one of their own back for year number six. Unbelievable 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: as sixth season with the Colts now back in free agency, 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: tight end mo Ali Cox in the studio with myself, 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor, with Casey Valier and JJ Stangovitz. Mo. 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: First off, welcome back man, congratulation, thank you, thank you, 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: happy to be back. Absolutely. What was this process like? 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: Journeying again in NFL free agency? A little nerve wracking 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: just because I didn't know where I was going to 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: end up. Um. I mean, we're always talking to the 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: Colts and talking to other teams, but just like not 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: having that certainty of knowing where it's going to be. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: And then und Monday morning came offer came in. I 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: liked it and just just went ahead, went ahead and 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: agreed to it and just glad to be an Indianapolis Colt. 16 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: What's been going through your mind the last twenty four 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: hours then? About getting this contract, getting the security, staying 18 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: here in Indianapolis, but also knowing where you came from. UM, 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: A lot has been going through my mind. One of 20 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: my friends sextually's like, did you cry I'm like, and 21 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: now I didn't cry. I mean, it just feels I 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: feel secure. I guess he really hasn't really hit me yet, 23 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: but it kind of hit me now now that I'm 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: back in the building and just seeing all the love 25 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: him getting everyone congratulate me. But it just honestly just 26 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: feels great having that long term security going forward and 27 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: just knowing that I'm gonna be a key piece and 28 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: helping this team move forward. Well on that fact there, Mo, 29 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: we learned the news that Jack Doyle is going to retire, 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: So this will be the first time with you inside 31 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: this tight end group without Jack's you're kind of the 32 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: savvy vet. Now you're ready to take on that role. 33 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm definitely ready to take on that role. I mean 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: I've had had that role for a couple of weeks 35 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: at times when Jack hasn't been playing, But now I'm 36 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: going to be in that role full time without Jack. 37 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: And I literally was saying to all the time last 38 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: I was like, man, when Jack retires, is gonna feel 39 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: so weird playing without Jack, because I mean, he's been 40 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: my teammate for the last five years and he's always 41 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: in my ear even when I know what I'm doing. 42 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: Jack's telling you you go here, you go, here, you go. 43 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: I'm like sometimes I'm like, man, I know, but now 44 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: I don't even have that like that reassurance right there. 45 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: But I mean, it's gonna feel great just taking the 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: next step in my career and being a leader and 47 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: leading the tight end group. So we'll see where he 48 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: could take it. How emotional was that for you to 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: see Jack or to get that phone call from Jack 50 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: and him giving you the news that he is going 51 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: to hang it up. I'm sure it was very emotional, man, 52 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: just because i mean, looking at him like a brother. 53 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: Jack's been through a lot the last couple of years, 54 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: so just being there talking to him and just trying 55 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: to help him as much as possible, and they just 56 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: seeing him retiring, just like looking at old pictures of us, 57 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: like on the field, celebrating in the locker room post 58 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: game win celebrations definitely brought back a lot of memories 59 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: about I'm just happy with him, happy that he's happy 60 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: with his decision, and wish him the best of luck 61 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: moving forward. Where do you feel like your game has 62 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 1: grown over the you know, the four or five years 63 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: that you've been here, you know, it is it everything? 64 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: Is it pass catching? Is it? Run blocking? Is the 65 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: specific thing I would say just everything in my game 66 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: really just because I was just so new coming into 67 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the game of football. My run blocking definitely taking leaps 68 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: and bounds. I think this year is probably my best 69 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: year blocking ever, just because I mean, we had Clayton coming. 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: Clayton was a former online coach, and he had us 71 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: working on different blocking stuff every day, had you think 72 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: thinking about it in different ways and things like that, 73 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: and that really helped my blocking. Um take on take 74 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: it really took my blocking to another level. Have you 75 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: had time to kind of reflect on your career and 76 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: your journey signing this new contract, coming from and we 77 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: we've talked about this a lot, so we don't need 78 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: to get into it, but just coming from your basketball background, 79 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: and you know you kind of joke with yourself about 80 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: those first couple of days. Yeah, not even know how 81 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: to put on you know, football pants and where the 82 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: pads go. And here you are signing another contract in 83 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: the National Football League. Yeah, it's kind of crazy when 84 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: you think about it. It's always it's always crazy to 85 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: me when I think about that I'm still playing football 86 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: because like coming from basketball. I didn't even know I 87 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: would be here this long, let alone be with the 88 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: same team this long. Now, like me and christis just 89 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: talking about how I have come a long way from 90 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: like I got hurt my second or third day of 91 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: training camp, hurt my ankle, had to get cut and 92 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: came back and different things like that, and like shoot, 93 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: at one point, I was considering not even like, all right, 94 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: I'm done with football. Like after like midway through my 95 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: second year, I'm just like, all right, but maybe I 96 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: might maybe this isn't formed me. I should just go 97 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: back to basketball because I wasn't playing as much in 98 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: training camp. I wasn't getting as many practice reps. But 99 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: then that year, that's when Jack gets hurt with the hip. 100 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: Then I get called up to the active roster, and 101 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: then boom, rest is history. As we talked about, you're 102 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: entering year six and you're kind of the the focal 103 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: point of this tight end group, and then you got 104 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: the youngster and Kylan grantson. And that's one of the 105 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: positions that we've heard, you know, prior to the year 106 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: that they're going to really emphasize is the impact of 107 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: tight end. So how excited are you to kind of 108 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: show what you can do at a more at a 109 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: higher level, but then also for people to see what 110 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: Kylan can do. I was super excited. I mean, Colin, 111 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: he's an explosive athlete. It was just kind of hard 112 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: for him to get that opportunity with me and Jack 113 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: both here. Both of us have been here for a while, 114 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: and you know, we're a run heavy offense, so he's 115 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: not as big as either of us, but definitely getting 116 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: him more involved. In the past game, he could definitely 117 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: make plays with the ball in his hands, and he's 118 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: lightning fast, and me, I'm just looking for the opportunity 119 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: to get more snaps in the passing game. You know, 120 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: me and Jack kind of split him a little bit 121 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: fifty fifty, so hopefully again more percentage of those being 122 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: able to leave my impact in the passing game and 123 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: just leaving my imprint there is You've kind of increased 124 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: how much you've played over the last four years, you know, 125 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: kind of the steady incline. What have you learned about, 126 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: how to take care of your body, how to be 127 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: as available as possible, you know, which you've obviously been 128 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: pretty good at this past year. It's probably the most 129 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: I've been available. Actually, I mean I've changed my whole diet, 130 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: cut out a lot of red meat on my diet, 131 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: I see Muss a lot more, and just not eating 132 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: his late and eating a lot healthier, like grilled foods 133 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: and different things, grilled chicken, things like that, and it 134 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: kind of helped. I mean, I didn't miss a single 135 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: practice all season, didn't miss a game, and yeah, like 136 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: I said, I played the most snaps of my career, 137 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: and my body I just felt fresh every week going 138 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: into a game. Richard was like most other seasons, like 139 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: like going in a Sunday, I never really felt one 140 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: hundred percent going into a game, like but something was 141 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: always hurting. So like just getting that experience this year 142 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: and seeing how my body felt, I think it's just 143 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: gonna help me for the rest of my career because 144 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: like I know what I need to do now in 145 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: order to be available on Sundays. How late it's too late, 146 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: Like what's your cutoff time? Oh, like, well we leave 147 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: here at five, I know, eave my dinner seven thirty, 148 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: and that's it. That's it, that's it. Oh, I'm in trouble. 149 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: I've been breaking a lot of rules this off season. 150 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: I kind of been kind of been away for it 151 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: because I haven't been like I'm starting to get back 152 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: into my routine, right. It's moile A Cox with us. 153 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: He's back with the Indianapolis Colts, resigning with the team 154 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: and NFL free agency and in case he kind of 155 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: hitting on this a little bit, but taking a step 156 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: forward with with with Jack Doyle's retirement, how do you 157 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: think that impacts your role? Have they talked to you 158 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: about what they need from you in this offense without 159 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: Jack's presence here, we haven't talked about it yet. It 160 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: talked about getting me more involved and new different things 161 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: like that, for sure, But I think with the Jack 162 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: gone where the biggest change for me just being that 163 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: vocal leader in the tight end room. Before, like I 164 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: would talk, but Jack would really be the one helping 165 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: talking and doing the things with different things like that, 166 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: even for the team. But now that Jack's gone, I 167 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: have to step up more as a vocal leader and 168 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: I always lead by example, but hearing my voice more 169 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: and giving them that reassuring voice. Because we have a 170 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: bunch of young guys in the room, They're always still 171 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: going to be a little insured different things like that, 172 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: So just helping them out as much as possible. No, 173 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: last one. I mean we've talked about this in the 174 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: past as well. I mean last year was you know, 175 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: you still had the background of COVID. The year before 176 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: was fully COVID. Righting in twenty twenty. But from your 177 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: standpoint coming back again this offense, how important will OTA's 178 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: in the off season B for this offense to kind 179 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: of really hit the ground running, build up, some timing, 180 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: build up, some chemistry before training camp. Oh, super important, 181 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: especially now that we all we don't know who our 182 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to be again, so we definitely I 183 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: think that's what kind of hurt us. Last year we 184 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: didn't have OTAs and Carson was hurt during camp, right 185 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: So this year, having a full offseason under our belts, 186 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: full OTAs, full camp, with knowing who our guys gonna be, 187 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna help us tremendously on offense, especially 188 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: building that chemistry and knowing what he likes to do 189 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: and what he wants us to do in different things 190 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: like that. Whoever it's gonna be, so, I think it's 191 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: gonna be super important. I've seen no doubt about it. 192 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: That's Moli Cox We've got the NC Double a tournament 193 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: going on in the background here as we sit here 194 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: and take this right now, you're played in the Big Dance. 195 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: Of course, Like how how weird is it to watch 196 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: this tournament now as a professional football player worrying about 197 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: different things. It's it's a little weird for sure, because 198 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: I've played in it every year I was in college RYL. 199 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: But it's exciting because now I actually fill out brackets 200 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: my friends and things like that. And if the brackets 201 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: are kind of hard, because I'm like, damn, I don't 202 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: know who especially this year. Yeah, I'm like, I don't 203 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: know who's on who's team, And this year it's like 204 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: five or six teams who can win it all. So 205 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, but I just do it and have 206 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: fun with it. Just just a little something to do 207 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: with my friends. So if we were if we were 208 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: to tell Molly Cox six years ago playing for VCU 209 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: that you today would be signing a three year contract 210 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: with the Indianapolis Colts to play tight end during March Madness, 211 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: what do you think you would you would have responded. 212 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 1: I would have said, heck, you know, audibility because for 213 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: the longest one, Oh, you would have said, Jackpot, let's 214 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: go for the longest. When I was playing college, like, 215 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: everyone would always tell me, you're going to be in 216 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: an NFL one day. Me at that point, I'm only 217 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: worried about the NBA. I'm like, man, I'm not thinking 218 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: about football football, It's not for me that now. Look now, 219 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: look at where we are. So that's just kind of 220 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: surreal to see. Indeed. Well, congratulations again, thanks for spending 221 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: some time with us and the best of Luctist Frank. 222 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: Thank you.