1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Well, I like to applaud Chris Ballard every chance I 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: can get, and it starts with this young man, Yani 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: Ken got Quay. Welcome to Indianapolis. We have been fearing 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: you for years playing in Jacksonville and now we're all 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: on the same team. The first thought you have when 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: you came here for the first time in Indianapolis. You 7 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: know about the rivalry, it's a division foe and everything 8 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: when you were with your time in Jacksonville. But coming 9 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: in and we've seen what you've done so far, But 10 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: those first days, what was that like saying Hey, I'm 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis, Colt oh Man, it just feels super super great. 12 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: And first of all, I thank you guys for having me. 13 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, being in then FC soft with 14 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: super special to me, getting drafted into there, you know, 15 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: being a Jaguar first, but being able to just you know, 16 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: reinto the conference with the help of Chris Baller to 17 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: be a code It just means a lot to me. 18 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: And I just love the culture here, the humility here, 19 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: The fan base is this super super super electric. So 20 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: I'm just blessed. You're one of the most popular colts 21 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: early on in camp and one of the newest as well. 22 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: We'll get to your off the field stuff in a minute. 23 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: By playing for Gus Bradley again, that had to be 24 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: a draw coming to Indianapolis. What does he bring to 25 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: this defense? That's right? What does a coordinator bring to 26 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: your defense? Gus Bradley brings a lot of him and 27 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: this guy I've seen through the highs and the lows. 28 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: You know, him being my head coach my rookie year 29 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen, we didn't have a really good season, 30 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: and I can just tell like he puts everything on himself. 31 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: He doesn't put nothing on the players, and it's super 32 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: hard to find guys like that. And then also in 33 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: a defensive perspective, he's just he's just a genius. He's 34 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: a guru at it. He allows guys to just play free, 35 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: play fast. We don't have too many responsibilities, and it's 36 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: it's never holes in our defense if we execute it properly. Unique, 37 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: you've been a part of this defense for most of 38 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: your career, like you said, Gus Bradley and Jacksonville with 39 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: the Raiders and now here with the Colts. Yes, sir, 40 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: what is it about him and his scheme that allows 41 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: you to just play at your best. Yeah. Absolutely. You 42 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: know certain schemes you have to read the offensive tackle, 43 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: which you can slow down the defensive defensive end. So 44 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 1: coach Gussie always emphasized just get off on the ball 45 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: and everything else will come to you. So if you 46 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: get off on the ball, sometimes if it's a run player, 47 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: you'll be able to make a TfL. If it's a 48 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: pass player, you're already in your track to be able 49 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback. So he just allows a 50 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: defensive lineman in particular that be in my position to 51 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: just be able to be free and go eat. Do 52 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: you realize the tone that you're setting within this defense? 53 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: Do you realize how much you're rubbing off on the 54 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: rest of your teammates with the way that you play 55 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: and your attitude. I just try to be a servant leader, 56 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, not just on the field, 57 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: but off the field, you know, helping out the younger 58 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: guys and any questions they have. I'm an open book 59 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: going into my seventh season, so you know, any any 60 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: kind of tips I can give my guys, I'm going 61 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: to do it because ultimately, if our weaker leak is strong, 62 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: we'll all be tight. Tight knit group that's unique and 63 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: gagway with US Colts defensive end. You've been in other camps? 64 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: How does this camp in terms of intensity and the schedule, 65 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: just how does it? How does it rank for you? So? Oh, 66 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: this is the number one camp for me. I'm not 67 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: just saying that because I'm a cope. Honestly, Coach Frankie 68 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: does a great, great job. But taking care of our bodies, 69 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: we go out, we go out, we practice hard, we 70 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: practice smart, we practice quick, and we get back inside 71 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: and that's that's That just tells you that's a guy 72 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: that's a former player that understands the aches and the 73 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: pains that we go through to allow us to be 74 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: fresh so we can head into week one with no injuries. 75 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: What's a goal unique of this defense as a whole? 76 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: Listen to me, Gilmore on the back side, DeForest partner 77 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: down low, yourself off the edge, Shack Leonard behind you, 78 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: superstars everywhere. What does it look like for you guys 79 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: as a defensive group? But what are some goals you're 80 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: setting for yourself? I want us to be the number 81 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: one defense and all categories at least top five, and 82 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: if we're a top five defensive all categories. I feel 83 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: like the percentage of us making the playoffs is extremely higher. 84 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: Coach Franka went about percentages, and you know, guys that 85 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: have been in the top eight third down defenses have 86 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: allowed their team to be in a higher position to 87 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: be able to get to the playoffs. The minute you 88 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: walked into the facility, you became a team leader. That's 89 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: just with you. That's your persona, that's your aura. Now 90 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: you bring that on the field with the young guys, 91 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: you're also part coach out here. I just feel like, 92 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: like I said, man learning from guys like Calais Campbell. 93 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: It was a blessing to have him walk in my 94 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: career because he showed me the way that you should 95 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: walk as a man, how you should walk as a teammate, 96 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: and how how you should walk as a brother. So 97 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: I just try to like take what I learned from 98 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: him and just implementing the young guys so when I'm old, 99 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: these guys can just pass it down and give it 100 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: back and pay it for it. Unique. A lot of 101 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: these players in the Colts defense, not all of them, 102 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: but some of them are learning this defense for the 103 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: first time. We're playing within it for the first time 104 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: you've thrived in it, you've seen it at its highest 105 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: level under Gus Bradley. How close is the Colts defense 106 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: to operating, you know, at maximum level heading into the 107 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: regular season. I feel like we're already there. I feel 108 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: like just from watching this last practice, we're all becoming one. 109 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: And that's from the back end all the way to 110 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: the front. And I'm just proud of those guys. Proud 111 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: of guys like face On, Kenny Moore, Gilly, guys like that. 112 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: These guys are locking people down. And also one thing 113 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: that really stands out to me is a defense is 114 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: the communication, the pre huddle communication. Zez. He's doing a 115 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: great job of just you know, getting guys in plays 116 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: in position to be able to be effective. What's it 117 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: like facing Matt Ryan day in and day out. There's 118 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: a future Hall of Famer. Absolutely may have another one 119 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: in number twenty eight in the backfield. Oh yeah, man, Matt. 120 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: He's just one of the most humble guys you'll meet. 121 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: But I love his fierceness and his competitiveness, his competitive toughness. 122 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: It shows each and every day in practice, and he 123 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: helps guys, you know, through adversity. I see him picking 124 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: up alignment, picking up running backs, and allowing them to 125 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: be able to feel free. Yeah, I'll tell you what. 126 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: I had a nice moment yesterday, matey. I want to 127 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: tell you about it. I met your mom three years 128 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: ago in the corner of the end zone where I 129 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: do my thing on game days, and she was sporting 130 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,239 Speaker 1: your jersey, Jacksonville jersey. I said, you look like a proud, 131 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: proud relative. She said, that's my baby out there. So 132 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: we talked for the next five minutes, and I had 133 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: a chance to meet her yesterday at Cansolutely we relive that. 134 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: With that being said, what you're bringing to the community, 135 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: Obviously you love your family and everything, but what you've 136 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: done through your Twitter account, well you've done for the 137 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: teachers just in the last week. And hey, colts fans, 138 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: I want to be a part of this. Where do 139 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: I go for this? What is that all about? And 140 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: you're embracing this whole community absolutely. Man. I've just been 141 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: through a lot, you know, growing up, you know, coming 142 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: from a low Improversis background, and I understand what certain 143 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: kids are going through in this state and in this area. 144 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: So I just want to be able to just use 145 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: my platform to give back as much as I can, 146 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, football will be 147 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: over with, you know, and it's about the man. About 148 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: what did you leave you know, your legacy? Well, I 149 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: love it. What's this team bringing to the field every Sunday, 150 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: Every Sunday we're trying to bring We're not going to 151 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: try to bring. We're gonna definitely bring a lot of competitives, toughness, 152 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: We're definitely going to bring a fight all the way 153 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: to the end. And I got my boys back. I 154 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: want to go to the community side of things again. 155 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: You mean you've been here for what four or five 156 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: months and you're already again a fan of favorite because 157 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: of the attitude that you have and embracing the community. 158 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: How did you go about finding out about all these 159 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: things and quickly as you did? Yeah? Absolutely, I just 160 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,559 Speaker 1: wanted to figure out what the problems were in this city. 161 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: And I know that, uh, like I said, relating it 162 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: to myself, coming from a background from domestic violence and 163 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: like not really having too many funds to be able 164 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: to provide for ourselves. I just wanted to go and 165 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, partner with somebody in the first thought of 166 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: my head was, you know, the corporate safeavent place. Those 167 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: those kids come from similar backgrounds as myself, and I 168 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: just wanted to continue to just spread the love. Going 169 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: to the teacher perspective. You know, teachers and one of 170 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 1: the hardest work is we have in our country, no doubt, 171 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: and they always chipped into their own pocket to make 172 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: sure that you know, kids that come from similar backgrounds 173 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: with myself. You know, I actually have meals, have extra 174 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: books and stuff like that to be able to allow 175 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: us to succeed in this life. One thousand percent. How 176 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: about that. I mean, as as the husband of a 177 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: school teacher, man, you could not have said that any better. 178 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: And it's it is such a listen. This is a 179 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: this is a story for a whole different show and 180 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: different podcasts, but man, you just get it, and so 181 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: many people do not get it, and you do. Man, 182 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: it's so much to talk to you. This is a 183 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: team leader. This is a humble man, and it's a 184 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: man of service. I mean, what more do you want 185 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: as as a member of this roster? And if you're 186 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: Frank writing, Chris Ballard and Jim Murders say, welcome to Indiana. 187 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listen. I appreciate you. Got 188 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: one more football question. You're throwing up against Matt. You're 189 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: going up against Matt Pryor at left tackle, how would 190 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: you evaluate how that's going for him? As a guy 191 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: that's going to battle against him, just staying one on one, 192 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: I feel like both of us are getting each other 193 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: better each and every day. He's a guy that he 194 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: can he can switch up a set and give me 195 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: different looks, and I'm a guy that can give him 196 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: a different look from lining up super tight or lining 197 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: up super wide against him. But Matt has so many 198 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: intangibles that can make him super super special, and I'm 199 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: super excited to see what he brings out this season. 200 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Gets my teammate, get your number ninety one Jerseys Ready 201 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: Colts fans, because he is coming. You can follow him 202 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: on Twitter at Yannike and Gaway. Can't wait to watch 203 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: you do your thing on Sunday's picture. So much. Appreciate you, guys,