1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: Hey, Colts fans. I'm JJ Stankowitz and this is another 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: episode of The Colts Show in Indianapolis. Colts Podcast. We 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: are presented by Microsoft Surface Copilot plus PC. I had 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: a chance to sit down with long snapper Luke Roads 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: and punter Rigoberto Sanchez. I'll be honest, talking special teams 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: is like low key one of my favorite things to do. 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: I love getting deep into special teams. Like I told 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: Luke and Rigo, I was like, I was like a 9 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: sick of watching some special Teams film to prepare for 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: this podcast. Really fun stuff. No discussion about the Colts 11 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: Falcons game because a little behind the scenes here. We're 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: taping this before I even go to Germany because we 13 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: just we don't have time. I'm flying back on Monday. 14 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: This episode comes out Tuesday mornings, so a bit of 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: a change in how we're doing this. No mail bag 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: this week as well, but a really fun conversation with 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Luke Rhodes and Rigoberto Sanchez coming up here on the pod. 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: For next week's pod, we got some cool stuff cooking, 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: like really cool stuff. I don't want to spoil it, 20 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: but having a potential future Hall of Famer coming in 21 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: for next week's episodes. So keep an eye on that. 22 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: And it's not who you might think. It's not who 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: you might think. All right, that's gonna do it. Here, 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: Let's get to my conversation with Luke Roods and rigo 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: Berto Sanchez right after these messages here on the Colt Show. 26 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: The Cult Show is presented by Microsoft Surface Copilot Plus 27 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: PC where every day is game day. Greatness in the 28 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: NFL starts long before kickoff. 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It is my pleasure to be joined here 38 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: on The Colts Show by long snapper Luke Rhodes and 39 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: punter rigo Berto Sanchez. 40 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: How you doing guys, great, thanks for having us on here. 41 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: So you're the longest tender member of the Colts. You're 42 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: tied for the second longest tendered member of the Colts. 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: What has been just maybe rewarding or cool about seeing 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: the growth of this team from you're one of the 45 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: last guys, you're the last guy left to play with McAfee. 46 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: Like seeing the evolution of this team from where it 47 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: was when you guys started to where we are now 48 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five, it's been crazy. 49 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: I mean, the turnover through this building the last ten 50 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: years has been you know, everybody almost except me, And 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 3: we've been building this team for a long time. We've 52 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 3: been putting pieces together here and there and seeing people 53 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: develop and starting in special teams roles and now starting 54 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 3: on offensive defense and earn their spots. 55 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 4: It's been awesome. 56 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 3: And uh, obviously the success that we've had so far 57 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: this season has shown what we've put together over the 58 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 3: last few years and the scars that we've kind of 59 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 3: earned through that. 60 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: How you you've seen this team kind of grow. 61 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 5: We goo Honestly, it's been really special to see, like 62 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 5: you said, from where we started to what we are now. 63 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 5: And we've been through it all. We talked about it 64 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 5: with Luke all the time. It's like, you know, it's 65 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 5: a long time coming for this to happen, and it's 66 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 5: just nice to be in this position that we are in, 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 5: and we're just blessed to be here. 68 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: All right. How many snaps do you think you have 69 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: fired off to rego on field goals, just like the 70 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: number of times that you've snapped the ball to rego 71 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: to hold the ball? 72 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 4: Do you have the number written down somewhere? I do, 73 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 4: just field goal? 74 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: I think I have just field goal for. 75 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: It nine years together? 76 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: Probably this is I'm including preseason right. 77 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 4: Extra point an extra point? Yes, six hundred. 78 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: Hundred and thirty eight. That's a great, Gus, that's pretty awesome. 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 3: I figure thirty field goals a year, thirty five extra 80 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 3: points a year, nine years. 81 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 5: We've actually had this conversation before. But it's like, if 82 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 5: you wrap your head around the amount of warm up 83 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 5: snaps too, you know this whole time it is, I mean, 84 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 5: who knows. 85 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: How many snap all game and we snap yeah all practice. 86 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 2: Is just what? 87 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: So okay, tell the overall number. 88 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 4: I couldn't even guess. 89 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: I mean it's probably in the easily in the thousands, 90 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: maybe over ten, maybe five figures. We're thinking, yeah, easily, 91 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: no doubt. 92 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 5: I mean you're throwing warm ups, you're throwing walk through. 93 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 4: Yeah. 94 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: I mean, so is that the bulk of what you 95 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: guys do during practice is just because if that's something 96 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: to me that if you don't have that operation perfect, 97 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: it's like the one the one time out of a 98 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: thousand that it doesn't go well, that's when kind of 99 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: everyone notices it. But when you don't notice it, it's 100 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: generally a good thing. So that is that what you 101 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: mostly just do. 102 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 2: During that all we do. 103 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean we literally go to practice and just 104 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 5: try to perfect something, and I feel like we try 105 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 5: to stay away from perfection just like continue to work. 106 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 2: Through the process, you know what I mean. 107 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 5: So it's like Luke snapping the same ball over and 108 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 5: over again and me hitting the. 109 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 2: Same ball as well. So it's just a constant work 110 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 2: in progress. 111 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: I think you just have to You're never you're always 112 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: chasing perfection, but you're understanding you're never there, even on 113 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: something you've done fifty thousand times. 114 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, kind of how we both got started. It's just 115 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: kind of been like we have to work every day 116 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: just like everybody else, to get better in some asset, 117 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: field goal protection, just the overall operation. 118 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 5: It's like you're in a year out like from where 119 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 5: we started to like now it's like we're never like 120 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 5: we're we go because we've done it the last whatever years. 121 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: And having you know, new kickers come in too, for 122 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: at least that part of the process. You know, you 123 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: got Michael Badgley coming in this year, you had Spencer obviously, 124 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: what is that process like for you guys when you 125 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: have a kicker come in the middle of the season 126 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: to say, you know, and I know you guys obviously 127 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: no Badge, but like, hey, this is how we're gonna 128 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: get ready. This is how we're gonna get you ready 129 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: for game day. 130 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, for us, it's it really is the same operation 131 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 3: for us, it's just kind of sometimes a little bit 132 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 3: different tempo based on how long or short their walkoff is. 133 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 3: And for Rego, like the leans and the holds are 134 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 3: a little bit different, but like our operation is pretty 135 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 3: consistent and it's how can we make it as easy 136 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 3: as we can for the kicker, whoever that may be. 137 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: And like you said, we've worked with Badge before and 138 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 3: he's a really easy, easy going guy, you know, kind 139 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: of works with us too and tells us what he 140 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: wants and at the end of the day he's like, 141 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter, I'll kick it. But our job is 142 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 3: really just to make it easy. I'm trying to make 143 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: it easy for Ego and he makes it easy for 144 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 3: the kicker. 145 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 4: So that's just what we work on. 146 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: What do you mean by like leans and holds? There 147 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: are different ways that you have to angle the ball. 148 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, Spencer likes it more straight up and down, and 149 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 5: some kickers like it a little bit straight up and down, 150 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 5: a little bit lean to my to me or maybe 151 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 5: even forward, call it the gangster Leanni Adam Minitari used 152 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 5: to like that lean. But it just depends from kicker 153 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 5: to kicker. 154 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: So is there some this is something about special teams? 155 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: Like I'm literally just learning right now and I've covered 156 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: football for fifteen years. What is something that when you 157 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: explain it to them, Luke, I'll start with you, like 158 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: about long snapping. What's something when you explain it to them, 159 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: they're like, I've never thought about that, or I never 160 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: would have even understood that about your job For. 161 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 3: Me, especially because when I was coming in it wasn't 162 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: long snapping, and so if it was all new to 163 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 3: me and they were like, hey, we got to go 164 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 3: match laces. I was like, nah, we go get the 165 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: laces out, Like what are you talking about? And they're 166 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 3: like no, like we got to figure out how far 167 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: or short we need to be within that, like you know, 168 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 3: eight yard field goal snap to get the laces so 169 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 3: that he can catch them, and they're already out. 170 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 4: I'm like, that's crazy. What are you talking about? 171 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 3: And so we spent a long time and we still 172 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: spend time just year in, year out trying to you know, 173 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 3: we're talking the difference of six inches and how many 174 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: rotations that ball is getting. 175 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 4: Before it reaches rego. And I was like, this is crazy. 176 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: And so we're like two and a half rotations and 177 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 3: the ball is generally somewhere, you know, facing out. We 178 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: look at it as a clock, like twelve o'clock is 179 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 3: perfectly facing out, so we try and keep it at 180 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: twelve o'clock or ten to two, you know, in that range. 181 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 3: So it's not a lot of movement for the kicker, 182 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 3: and you know, sometimes they'll just be six o'clock and 183 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 3: Rigo doesn't a fantastic job just getting it around and 184 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: so that for me was the biggest surprise in long snapping. 185 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: So these are things that you're working on then in 186 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: practice of like it's not just you're snapping the ball. 187 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: There is a legitimate or a real like technique too. 188 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: It has to have these number of rotations to get 189 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: the laces where they need to go. 190 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 3: And you're not like like thinking rotations. It's more just 191 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: throwing the same ball that the same velocity. So now 192 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 3: I can move up six inches or back six inches, 193 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 3: or he can catch it a little forward or further 194 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: back just to give it more time or less time 195 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 3: to spend. 196 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: It's on the location of where I catch the ball too. 197 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 5: Sometimes sometimes if he's a little off, he'll throw it 198 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 5: a little bit more inside just to like match perfect laces. 199 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 5: And it's like we're always like working progress, you know 200 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 5: what I mean. 201 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: I thought this is interesting. So when Spencer got hurt 202 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: against the Raiders, you were going to kick field goals 203 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: obviously a chance, but then you were going to be 204 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: the holder's right. Why is it important to because it 205 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: my thought would have been, oh, you just get like 206 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: when when hot Rod got hurt against Baltimore, Nihim he 207 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: was the holder, But why is it important to have 208 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: the consistency had holder in that spot. 209 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 3: From my point of view, it's like I spend the 210 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: most time with them, and I understand holding and kind 211 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: of like the ins and outs of lean and hitting 212 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 3: your spot. And for us to have a backup snapper 213 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 3: like Ogletree would have done the snapping and he can 214 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 3: get it there and close and you know, I just 215 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 3: mostly for fun, but now it's serious. Just kind of 216 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 3: work on catching a few snaps here and there and 217 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 3: getting the hold in the right spot with the right. 218 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 4: Lean is harder than it seems. 219 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 3: And like a lot of respect for what Rigo does 220 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 3: and the snap. To us, that's just the best operation 221 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: that we have in the building if an emergency situation 222 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 3: came up. 223 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 5: He has really good hands, So I think that's probably 224 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 5: the best case scenario for us. 225 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: Honestly, even as a former linebacker. 226 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, yeah, I'm on the hands team. 227 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: That's right, you are in hands team. You're I watched 228 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 1: a couple of those two. I got deep into the 229 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: special team's tape last night prepping for this. I watched 230 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: You're So you're the guy who's sprinting across and you're 231 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: ready for that ball kind of squirting out. 232 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, right now, I'm just kind of playing in the 233 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 3: middle and kind of feel the middle bund if it 234 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 3: was their blocker, he's ready. 235 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: We goo for you. What's something about like punting, maybe 236 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: specifically that is just if you're not a punter, it's 237 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: hard to understand what goes into it. 238 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 5: I think for being a punter, I think there's so 239 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 5: many variables to just understanding the game of punting. I 240 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 5: feel like people think, just go out there and punt 241 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 5: the ball as far as you can, and there's so 242 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 5: many logistics to it, especially game planning for specific returners. 243 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 5: You know, you got to punt the ball right, higher, shorter, 244 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 5: for depending who you're playing against. Sometimes they may not 245 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 5: look so pretty if it's end over rand ball, but 246 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 5: you're able to control the field position. And then again, 247 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 5: I feel like playing outside outdoors, you got to hold 248 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 5: onto the ball, make sure the ball doesn't move, because 249 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 5: when you catch the ball, you know, you take you 250 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 5: a couple of steps and you're trying to hold onto 251 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 5: the ball so it doesn't move, so you're able to 252 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 5: make the best contact that you can. So I think 253 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 5: that there's definitely an art to punting, and for me 254 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 5: as I started as a field kicker early on, and 255 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,599 Speaker 5: I developed and learned how to punt and fell in 256 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 5: love with making the ball spiral. So I think I've 257 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 5: just fallen in love with the process of learning how 258 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 5: to punt over and over and over again. 259 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: Is your favorite punt of your career the walk off 260 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: you had against Tennessee a couple of years ago. 261 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 5: I would say so, yes, yeah, just because everybody was high. 262 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 5: It was a crazy moment. I mean you just kind 263 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 5: of go out there and you lock in on, you know, 264 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 5: the task, and we got the job done. So it 265 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 5: wasn't just me, it was the whole team. 266 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. 267 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: Yeah, for you guys as you know on punt team. 268 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: How much do you appreciate what Ashton Dueling is able 269 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: to do as a gunner. 270 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: That's my guy right there. I mean that guy. 271 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 5: I'm able to do what I do first of all 272 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 5: because of the snap and then the guys protecting inside. 273 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 5: But then knowing that you have Ashton Dueling out there, 274 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 5: I mean you kind of just do your job and 275 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 5: you let him do his, and you know, it speaks 276 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 5: for itself. 277 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: Luke, what about Ashton? You know, have you come to 278 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: appreciate as a teammate. 279 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely from kind of what we were talking about 280 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 3: earlier players that have kind of earned their spot, and 281 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 3: Dueling came in and did a fantastic job and really 282 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 3: solidified himself as one of the best gunners in the NFL. 283 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 3: And to have a weapon like that, like we can 284 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 3: focus more on our protection and stuff, knowing that if 285 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 3: we have if he's singled on the outside or most 286 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 3: of the time, if he's doubled and we get you know, 287 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 3: the punt that we like, and Dueling's going to down it, 288 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: tackle it, or force a fair catch. And just a 289 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 3: player like that that works so hard and is humble 290 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: and hungry and wants to wants to be a good 291 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 3: special teams player, it's invaluable. 292 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: All right. So to prep for this podcast, I watched 293 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 1: your guys' first tackles in the NFL. Luke, I want 294 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: to start with you. So this is when you were 295 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: still playing linebacker. Yeah, against the Vikings in twenty you 296 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: tackled Cordero Patterson, who one of the best kickoff returners 297 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: in NFL history. 298 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 2: For my money, what. 299 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: Do you remember about that play? What do you remember 300 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: about your first tackle? In the NFL. 301 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 3: Well, I was, like you said, playing a different position, 302 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 3: but I was on the kickoff team and we knew that, 303 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 3: you know, a big, strong runner likes to run through 304 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 3: tackles kind of middle return at that time, and I 305 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 3: was playing on the backside. And Tom McMahon at the 306 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 3: time called that position the kiddy, just kind of the 307 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: guy that seals the out the backside if if they're 308 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 3: if they kind of bounce it or something or usually 309 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 3: can bend it and make the tackle on the backside. 310 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 4: And that was a position I was playing. 311 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: And he just started run up the middle and I 312 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 3: just kind of bent in and wrapped up his legs 313 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 3: and got the tackle. 314 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: What did it feel like after that? 315 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 2: Oh? 316 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 4: It was incredible. 317 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: You know, it has been a dream my whole life 318 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 3: to play in the NFL and just to get in 319 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 3: a play that and make the play they came to me, 320 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: It was awesome. 321 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you you now, as the Colts long snapper, 322 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: you you might go a season without getting a tackle, 323 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: Like twenty twenty one year you were first team apl 324 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: B zero tackles. 325 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 3: So that's up, hey, that's that's just a credit to 326 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 3: a great punny And we have gunners out there that 327 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 3: making tackles, and you know, especially even like this year, 328 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 3: like we're punning a little bit less. We have a 329 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 3: great offense, and when we're and when we're punting, like 330 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 3: he's putting it out of bounds at forty nine yards, 331 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 3: like we don't need tackles. 332 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you've got this year. We're taping this 333 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: before week nine, but I think it's what ten of 334 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: sixteen punts have been inside the twenty this year, so 335 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: you don't even you know, those are fair catches, those 336 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: are going out of bounds. So it's a good thing 337 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: sometimes when. 338 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 3: You absolutely yeah, I mean, I you know, I've always 339 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 3: kind of felt like an athlete, like I like to 340 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 3: get down there and make the tackle and you're sprinting. 341 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 3: Uh yeah, I'm running as far as I can, and 342 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 3: if it comes to me, I'll, you know, I'm there 343 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 3: and do my best to make the play. But you know, 344 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 3: a lot of times it's just not an opportunity to 345 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 3: make tackles. And that's fine as well. 346 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 5: So yeah, we've done it for so long, it's like, 347 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 5: let's go out there and win. That's kind of what 348 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 5: we're about right now. So what do we have to 349 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 5: do to with it. 350 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: For you, Rego, though, you have made six tackles in 351 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: your career. Three of them you kind of shoved the 352 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: guy out of bounds. One against San Francisco you got 353 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: credit for a tackle. It looked like you sort of 354 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: rolled into the guy. It popped up on Pro Football Reference, 355 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: so I went and I found it. But two of them, 356 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: you brought two guys to the ground in your career. Yeah, 357 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: it's Hunter Renfro against the Raiders in twenty one and 358 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: DJ Chark against the Jags in twenty eighteen. I know 359 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: you don't like making tackles because that's usually not a 360 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: good thing. What's the reaction like though, when you have 361 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: made a tackle, Like are you getting texts of like 362 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: are you okay? Like what? 363 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? 364 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 5: I definitely get people texted me like hey, you made 365 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 5: a tackle, like that's awesome. And then like you said, 366 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 5: I mean, we don't want to make tackle because it 367 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 5: doesn't mean that we did our job on special teams 368 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 5: whatever it is, even when they used to do a kickoff. 369 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 5: It's like you get in there and you make a tackle, 370 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 5: it's like, oh the guy broke free, you know what 371 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 5: I mean. So it's just one of those things. Just 372 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 5: try to get the guy down at the end of 373 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 5: the day. 374 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: I mean, is there any sort of technique too, I mean, 375 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: are you trying to wrap up or you're trying to 376 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: throw your body into him get him out of bounds? 377 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you try. 378 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 5: I feel like it depends on the returner. You know, 379 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 5: some of the guys are bigger than we are, so 380 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 5: you're trying to probably go for their legs and really 381 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 5: just wrap up a little bit. 382 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 4: Get him back to your help. Yeah, force some one direction? Yeah? 383 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 2: Right. 384 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: What has the season been like for you guys? Where 385 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: I know early in the season there was all this 386 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: attention on how you just hadn't punted, And there are 387 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: some you know, videos that were going around that the 388 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: NFL put out, that we put out with the Colts 389 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: that were just sort of making light almost of like 390 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: this team hasn't punted. This is a good thing to 391 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: have the offense go in the way they are. Does 392 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: it put more pressure on you though, when you do 393 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: go out there and you do have to execute a 394 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: long snap for a punt. Do execute a punt? Or 395 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: is it just kind of like, hey, we've practiced so much, 396 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: let's go deliver in these moments. 397 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean our offense is executing. It's such a 398 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 3: high level that like and we joke about it and stuff. 399 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 3: But at the same time, our practice week from years 400 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 3: that we've punted a hundred times in a season to 401 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 3: now is the exact same. And so like we practice 402 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 3: every rush. We were prepared, and you know, if we 403 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 3: have to punt in a game, we're ready, and you know, 404 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: if it's gonna help our team win, we're down for it. 405 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 3: If we don't have to punt in a game, great, 406 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 3: it means we won. 407 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: Probably for you, Rego, what is the attention on you 408 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: been like this year for not doing your job? 409 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 5: Honestly, I couldn't believe it the first couple of games. 410 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 5: Like I was out there, like Luke said, we're still ready, 411 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 5: still punting into the net. Practice, same mentality, you know, 412 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 5: like you're gonna go out there and hit five punts 413 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,959 Speaker 5: a game, whatever it is. But it was honestly kind 414 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 5: of unbelievable that we didn't punt the first couple couple 415 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 5: of games, which, like Luke said, it's awesome because that 416 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 5: means that we're winning. 417 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 4: But yeah, making them inactive. 418 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 1: Because you're holding. 419 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 5: I was ready, but I mean, like you said, when 420 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 5: the opportunity presents itself, we're ready to go. We were 421 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 5: still punting into the net and just staying ready the 422 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 5: whole the whole game. 423 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 2: For uh. 424 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: I'm curious about this for you guys, like what is 425 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: a what does a punter workout look like in the offseason, 426 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: because I imagine it's not the same as what you know 427 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: Zire is doing or Buck is doing. But what does 428 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: it look like for you? How do you prep your body? 429 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, basically, don't change too much that I do here 430 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 5: in the off season. I probably give myself a couple 431 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 5: of weeks to rest with no punting, but I still 432 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 5: work out probably every day except for maybe one or 433 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 5: two days a week, and then I'll go out on 434 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 5: the field twice a week. I'll take my I'll take 435 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 5: my brothers out there to help me shag, and then 436 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 5: I'll hit up some snappers that are in the area. 437 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 2: But I basically don't change too much. 438 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 5: To be honest with you, I continue the same journey 439 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 5: I've done since my rookie year up until now, and 440 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 5: just I mean, it's been working. 441 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: So I guess I get if someone watching or listening 442 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: to this is a high school punter, What like what 443 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: exercises do you have to do, Like, what are you 444 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: doing like bandwork? Do you have to do a lot 445 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: of leg work? What sort of exercises are you doing 446 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: in the gym to get ready for a season? 447 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 2: I would say a. 448 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 5: Lot of single leg explosiveness, box step, both box jumps, 449 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 5: whatever it is that helps you translate from the gym 450 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 5: to punting core exercises. 451 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 2: You still you got to be an athlete, you know. 452 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 5: I feel like as a punter, most punters are just 453 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 5: complete athletes, and you got to be prepared for, you know, 454 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 5: just every opportunity you have when you go on the field. 455 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 5: You know sometimes you know, you just go out there 456 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 5: and you just got to be ready. 457 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: Nothing humbles you. More like taking a workout class with 458 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: an NFL player like I did when you showed up 459 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: at Oswald one day. Yeah, and I'm looking over. We're 460 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: doing like landmine presses, and I'm like, oh man, I'm 461 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: feeling pretty good today. I got this weight on a 462 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: lookover and Luke's just forty five pound plates plural on it, 463 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh god, no, shot. What do you 464 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: do in the off season to get your body ready 465 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: for the regular season. 466 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel like we take our training pretty seriously. 467 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 3: Like even in season here, we go pretty hard and 468 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 3: we train most of the time just like any other player, 469 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 3: doing athletic movements and rotational and explosive stuff and just 470 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 3: to you know, keep that athletic movement patterns down. But then, 471 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 3: like Rigo, I take some time off and then when 472 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 3: I get back into snapping, it's a lot of like 473 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 3: breaking it down drill work. I have a coach, Kyle 474 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 3: Stelter from Special Teams you that we evaluate a lot 475 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 3: of video stuff and just kind of what went well 476 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 3: during the last season and what can I work on 477 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 3: and what can I really focus on this offseason to 478 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 3: improve that aspect with the snap or blocking or whatever 479 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 3: that you know challenge may be. And then just I 480 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 3: mean working out is just kind of a lifestyle to 481 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 3: us anyway. So just I just I like to train hard, 482 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 3: I run a lot, and yeah, we just you know, 483 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 3: we get after like any other player. 484 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 2: All Right. 485 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: The last thing I want to talk about with you 486 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: guys is just the platform you both have and Luke, 487 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 1: this episode's coming out on Veterans Day. You were our 488 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: Salute to Service nominee this season for the NFL Award. 489 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: You come from a family, a military family, Your father 490 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: was a veteran. What does what does it mean to 491 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: you to be able to have this platform that you 492 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: have to support veterans, to support active duty service members, 493 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: you know, as an NFL football player. 494 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 4: It's amazing. 495 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 3: The platform that comes with the job is just like 496 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 3: you don't even and I'm the long snabber, you know, 497 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 3: I'm not the face of I'm not on all the 498 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 3: media stuff, but I still have people reach out all 499 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 3: the time and like especially veterans and families of veterans 500 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 3: and young kids, and you know, appreciating what I speak 501 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: about and what I help serve in the community and stuff, 502 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 3: and really just a platform to glorify God and everything. 503 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: That we can do. 504 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 3: And I appreciate the platform and it humbles me, you know, 505 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 3: just reading comments from people, and you know, I military wise, 506 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 3: I love our veterans. I love everybody that has served 507 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 3: and lost their lives and the families that have supported 508 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 3: them through it, and you know, we just appreciate it. 509 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 3: And anyway I can share and bring voice to some 510 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 3: of those people. 511 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 4: It's important to me. 512 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: For Rego, for you representing Mexico in the NFL. I know, 513 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: you guys did that school show with Blue earlier this 514 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: year that was completely in Spanish. What about that representation 515 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: that you're providing is fulfilling for you? 516 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 2: Yeah? 517 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 5: Honestly, I think that's my calling. Like Luke said, just 518 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 5: doing God's work. I think it's really important, especially for 519 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,719 Speaker 5: like those young kids that are Latino. I was one 520 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 5: of those kids and just having those dreams that knowing that, 521 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 5: you know, you having somebody like myself and not just me, 522 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 5: but other people that play in this league that are 523 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 5: Latino representing them and just being able to be that, 524 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 5: you know, that idol or whatever you want to call it, 525 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 5: and just giving him hope to one day having them 526 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 5: accomplish that themselves. 527 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: Guys, this was fascinating. 528 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 2: This was great. 529 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: I love love talking about you guys. 530 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. 531 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I learned a lot about special teams. I learned 532 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: a lot about special teams, by the way, from Brian 533 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: Mason's press conferences. 534 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. 535 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: Have you seen his opening statements They got They go 536 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: about seven hundred and fifty to fifteen hundred words. They'll 537 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,959 Speaker 1: sit down in front of my yeah, and it is 538 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: all gold. Like if you want to learn about special teams, 539 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: I tell people like, go watch Brian Masonson's the guy. 540 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 4: He's a smart man, he knows what he's doing. 541 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's got players now they can understand his concepts 542 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 3: and you know, it. 543 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: Kind of feels like it's a coaching staff of mad scientists. 544 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 2: Is back. 545 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: There have to be Lou and Arumo, all these guys. Anyways, 546 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: Luke Rhodes, Rigo Sanchez, thanks for joining me here on 547 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: the Cult Show. This is a lot of fun. 548 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 4: Appreciate you for having appre appreciate it all. 549 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: Right back here on the Colt Show, we are presented 550 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: by Microsoft Surface co Pilot plus PC. Greatness in the 551 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: NFL is built on preparation and quick decisions. That's why 552 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts trust Microsoft Surface co Pilot plus PC's 553 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: bringing real time AI insights to the sideline so coaches 554 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: and players can make smarter, faster decisions when it matters 555 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: most from the field to the front office. 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