1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: We are joined by the newest member of the Indianapolis 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: colch wide receiver Alec Pierce out of Cincinnati, who was 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: just drafted first off. Congratulations and welcome to the NFL. 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: Thank you. So what was this process like? All the 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: preparation for the combine, you go through the pro days, 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: you gear up for this moment, and now it's here. 7 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: How do you how do you capsulate what just happened? 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: That's wild. I mean it truly flew by um. It 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like too long ago. We were playing Alabama. 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, it was just wild. You know, I just 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: really hit the ground running, got great training down, met 12 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: a ton of great people. So I really enjoyed the 13 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: experience though. But I'm definitely glad it's over. I'm definitely 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: glad to wait. It's over and anticipation is done and 15 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: I know where I'm going. So and now you're a 16 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: football player for sure, and you know you brought up 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: that game against Alabama. You come from Cincinnati, had an 18 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: incredible season last year making it to the College Football Playoff. 19 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: What was that experience like? Oh, it's awesome, you know, 20 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: being able to go out there and you know, really 21 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: kind of break barriers and make it somewhere, knowing far 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: we can make it with my brothers since and that 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: it was incredible. Now you're you're joining an offense led 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: by Matt Ryan. Not a not a bad way to 25 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: start your NFL career. How much have you watched Matt 26 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: Ryan over your your lifetime? I watched him and get 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: him out. You know, I loved Hulo Jones, so I 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: definitely saw a lot of clips as by Matt Ryan 29 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: when throwing the ball down. For sure. We're joined by 30 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: the news coult wide receiver Alec Pierce out of Cincinnati. 31 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: One of the guys that's going to be in that 32 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: room with you coaching you was Reggie Wayne, one of 33 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 1: the best ever played, especially here in Indianapolis. How excited 34 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: are you to learn from Reggie Wayne? Incredibly excited. You know. 35 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: I think he's got a ton to offer and to 36 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: learn from, you know, him being a guy that was 37 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: able to play it at his level for that long 38 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: with time, he's just you know, incredible, and so I'm 39 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: sure I'll have to pick his brain on that and 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: ask him how he did it now for sure, And 41 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: I want to look at your body type. You're very 42 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: similar to Michael Pittman Junior, who's also in that wide 43 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: receiver group. When you look at kind of what you 44 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: you know, maybe base your game around, who would you 45 00:01:55,640 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: kind of describe your play like I've described like, uh, 46 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: like Aj Green with the Bengals um back in the day, 47 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: you know, being able to being able to run by people, 48 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: but then also being able to go up and get 49 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: on top of guests. So now in that group you've 50 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: got Michael Pittman junior. We talked about thousand yard receiver 51 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, but you also get the reigning Russian champion 52 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: in Jonathan Taylor. How familiar are you with the you know, 53 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: the running back the Jonathan Taylor's become. Yeah, yeah, I 54 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: mean I saw I didn't get a chance to watch 55 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: a whole lot of cold scans last year, but I did. 56 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: I did see played a little fantasy football, and I'd 57 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: always see him putting up crazy numbers in that So, right, 58 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: I know, amazing year last year. Uh, and you know 59 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: it's a great player and he's going to continue having 60 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: amazing years. Final thing with Alec Pierce, the latest draft 61 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: pick by the Colts at wide receiver, how would you 62 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: describe your play? I just say competitive, you know, I 63 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: love I love being out there one on one and 64 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: just being able to, you know, dominate the man garden. 65 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: Now I know, Alex, he played high school football in Illinois. 66 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: You played college football in Cincinnati, So you're right here 67 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: in the middle in the Midwest. What Indianapolis. Congratulations? Yeah, 68 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: thank you, I can't wait. Well, there you have the 69 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: newest member of the Indianapolis Colts, wide receiver Alec Pierce, 70 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: who the Colts selected in the second round of the 71 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two NFL Draft out of Cincinnati.