Let's get started. Uh, you've obviously teamed up with Oral B as part of their partnership
with NFL with the NFL. What made you a good fit to work with Oral B and what's the most
exciting part of this partnership to you? And for me, you know, why is that blue getting a
new smile with the Colts mascot? Yeah, so I think that Oral-B is perfect because when you
get the perfect clean, you play the perfect game. So, um, and they just came out with their
new IOS series toothbrush, which gives you the perfect clean, you know, it's got a two-minute
timer, you just kind of move it slowly and it does all of the work for you. Um, and then Blue,
he has a big set of teeth now, they're super big and they're super white and he's looking
great. Have you thought about maybe a touchdown celebration where you go and you give
them a little, uh, a little teethbrush and make sure they stay pearly white? Absolutely.
Like just like I should do something where like I'm hiding one like in my sock or
something and then I'll pull it out and start brushing his teeth. Oh man, that'd be good
stuff, man. So, obviously, uh, fortunate timing, we are joining you on a day that Uh,
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at 44 years old to sign with the Colts. You
obviously though, you're in a unique position because you played with Rivers in your rookie
year in Indianapolis. So I guess my first question to you is, what about Rivers and your
experience with him in that one season makes him, makes you think that he's the right guy
for this current situation with the Colts? And what are you going to tell your teammates in
the locker room about the player and the teammate they're getting? Absolutely, I mean, I
mean, I just think that his leadership is unmatched, um, and I remember as a young player,
he really taught me a lot about being a, uh, pro, um, and kind of just echoing that
like to the guy or like just like to like the guys, um, who haven't played with him. Um, he's
44 years young. And, and like we could look at that as a disadvantage or we could look at that
as an advantage, you know, he's seen a lot of ball, um, his mind is as sharp as ever, um, and
like who knows, I mean like, it's like you never know, I mean he might rip off a
fifty-yard scramble. I mean like it's like you never know if you think about Phil. He is the
ultimate um competitor and um I know he's gonna give everything that he has, um,
and, and, um, I'm excited for it, you know, I mean, I mean, um, who knows what could happen,
you know, now there's a reason the phrase any given Sunday exists, right? Yeah. Yeah,
yeah, we're, yeah, we're gonna go out there and, uh, you know, any given Sunday. No, that's
right, man. Um, so, you know, one of the reasons the Colts bring in Philip Rivers for a
move like this is y'all are in playoff contention. You know, the season's not over.
Y'all are still pushing for a playoff spot. But it feels like the public narrative for much
of the year and probably too long of the year has been, oh, the Colts are this big surprise.
Oh, no one saw the Colts coming. Obviously, that probably wasn't the feeling in the locker
room, but how has it been like in the locker room dealing with that public perception?
Absolutely. I mean, I mean, we always knew that we had a good team, um, start, uh, coming
into this season, like I was just like looking around and, and, and, um, thinking that we have
really good players. Um, and we've always felt that way, like we're just missing something, um,
that we didn't have, and, and then, um, the way that Dan came in and his preparation, um,
and his dedication and his camaraderie that he shared like with the guys really brought that
edge that I think we needed. And we were able to put it um together and, um, and,
um, you know, like it's a shame that uh he goes down the way that he was playing, he's
playing uh such good football, um, but, you know, like we still love Dan and we hope he's
here for um a very long time and I'm pretty sure that that's gonna be the case, but we just
wanna echo to him that everything that he's done and his, um, sacrifice that he's made for,
uh, this team, like we're gonna try to make it worth it. Um, and go on this push. So it's not
gonna be easy. Uh, nobody's gonna come save us , so we gotta come do it ourselves. No, 100%.
And, uh, you know, thanks for dropping that little nugget that you think he's gonna stick
around because, uh, that's always good to know because that is a topic of conversation whether
or not Daniel Jones is gonna stick in Indy or go somewhere else. But, uh, You know, obviously,
you kind of, you kind of touched on it. You know, you do have some great players in
Indianapolis. You've got yourself, you've got Daniel Jones, you know, having the year that
he's had. You have Jonathan Taylor, who have been some of the, like, kind of the glue guys,
the unsung heroes that maybe don't get the national recognition, like the, you know, the
big superstar type names that you think have really helped, you know, spearhead this Colts
run this season. Absolutely. There's so many guys, but I got to start with the guy that's in
my room. Um, Alec Pierce, I mean, Alec Pierce is playing his butt off, man. I mean, uh, the
way that he comes in and works and just puts his head down and, and doesn't really get the
love that he really deserves and, and like the season like that he's having. Um, another guy
that's in my room, Ashton Dolan is another guy who works his tail off and he's really great at
what he does and when he gets his opportunities on, uh, offense, I mean he's
always just Um, making plays and you got guys like Big Grove who is the centerpiece like of
our, uh, defense, um, and I could go on to list a bunch of different guys. I mean, Nick
Cross, I mean, there's another guy that's playing his tail off. I mean, there's so many
to say, so, uh, but those are just a few names . OK. And so I've got one player who you didn't
mention and, uh, I don't think he's unsung because of his celebrations, and that's, uh,
that's Cam Bynum. And you know, I mentioned Sam celebrations earlier, that's probably why
it was on my mind, um. Two questions with, with Cam. Uh, a, what's your favorite
celebration that he's broken out or maybe hasn't broken out and you can't reveal it yet.
And secondly, do y'all ever get in the lab together to try to cook some stuff up for
yourself? Because let's be real, you probably have a lot more opportunities to celebrate than
he does. Yeah, I mean, my favorite. One is when he, he, he got on his back and did like
the crab claw or or, or, or crab crawl or whatever that thing he did with his elbows. He
was scooting around. I mean I was, I've never seen that before. So, uh, so, so I thought that
that was pretty cool, um, and, and I probably should get with him. Um, I'm not a big
touchdown celebration guy like I usually I just like to score and then I'll turn around
and Celebrate like just like with the guys, um , but I'm thinking about throwing in some um
fishing celebrations cause I'm a really big, uh, fisherman, so, so I may throw in some, uh,
some fishing celebrations or maybe I'll, uh, run over and brush Blue's teeth, you know.
There we go, yeah, so like it's like I'll pull out a toothbrush and, uh, get them right. Oh
man, no, fishing is a rich, uh, rich tapestry for celebrations though. There's a lot you
could do with fishing, you know, so that's, I think that's a good mind to, uh, start digging
in. Oh yeah, absolutely. Uh, I got one USC question for you, just throwing it back to your
college days a little bit. Obviously, you know , it's kind of been up and down for the Trojans
program over the past few years, you know, wild swings, but I thought this year they
showed a lot of positive signs. And from your perspective and obviously having been in the
program, granted with a different coaching regime, what did you see from Lincoln Riley and
the Trojans that you think fans, like should get fans excited for what's to come? Cause to
me, this felt like a really big stepping stone . Yeah, I mean, I mean, I think that the way
that, that they were able to stop the run game in most games wasn't, you know, like just like
we haven't really, really seen like in the past, uh, years and, and also the way that
they've been able to run the ball cause usually USC like we're pass heavy cause we got
a lot of outside talent. And just being able to watch them stop the run and be able to run
the ball, um, is really what makes the difference between, uh, a team that's gonna win
12 games or a team that's gonna, it's gonna drop a couple of games. So, so I think they're
trending like in the right, uh, direction, like I think they're a DC that has those guys,
uh. Wired, I think that the recruiting like that they're doing, I think it's great, um,
getting after those, uh, trenches, uh, cause I think football starts in the, uh, trenches.
Like if you don't got those dogs like down there first, then, uh, nothing else matters.
You know, like if you can't get, you know, like if you can't get to that quarterback and
if you can't protect your own. Um, it doesn't matter if you got, uh, Jerry Rice out there,
you know, like, it's like it's not gonna happen, so you can say yourself, it doesn't
matter if you have Michael Pittman Junior over there on the outside, yeah. Thank you so much
for talking to us today and uh anything you wanna add about your partnership with Oral or
the NFL's partnership with Oral-B and you working with them as well. Absolutely, just
know that when you use um Oral-B's IO series that you're getting the perfect clean and you
know like when you feel fresh, you, you play fresh, so just keep that in mind. I, I'll do
that, man, and I, I really appreciate your time. Thank you so much. All right, thank you,
Cody. Appreciate it.