October 7, 2025 • 10 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
A guy who is taking time on his off day
to chat with me is a part of his best
start in his now nine years with the Indianapolis Colts.
It is Molei Cox that joins us on the Andy
Moore Automotive Group hotline, Moe, how are we doing today?
Speaker 2 (00:17):
I'm doing good? How you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
I'm doing fine? You just heard that stat This is
the best start you have been a part of. How
is life treating you after five weeks of this season?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Feeling pretty good? Honestly, you know, just got to keep
it going, but definitely definitely feeling great right now. Waking
up a lot halfy at the start of the season.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
The obvious answer to this is wins. That's what's different
about five weeks in versus at times in previous years.
What are the things that you were noticing during the
week in games that are leading you to that that
maybe you hadn't seen in previous editions of this team.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
I would say, we're just more so focused on our
process that of the end result. You know, just going
to going about our daily day to day activity more diligently,
and different things like that, practicing a lot harder, and
then a bunch of guys, we just hang out more
off the field and things like that, so building that chemistry,
and it's been like that since.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
OTA's all right with that, Let's talk about the guys
in the room. And obviously everybody's got their attention on
the other guy that is out there with you more
than anybody else in the tight end position, that is
Tyler Warren. At what point in time when he got
to town in late April early May, did you realize, hey,
we got something special here.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Shut probably like his first or second practice. I mean,
he came in naking plays from day one. Coach coach
calls coach dollad it up for him, and whenever his
numbers called you, he always made something happen. And as
a rookie, you know that's something that's something that helps
build your confidence early, because I mean, if you don't
have success early, it might you might get down in
(01:57):
the dumps and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
But I think he's.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Made We've all trusted him from day one, put a
lot on his plate, and he's unhandled it appropriately.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Now he is a key cog of the team. But
you've touched on a word. He is still a rookie.
What's any sort of rookie duties that he has to
perform for the other guys in the tight end rumor
as he passed that at this point.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Nah, I mean, you know, our room is pretty chill,
so we don't make anybody do anything crazy. I think
that stems from having Jack in the room for so
long and Jack not having me do anything, so I
don't really make him do anything. The only thing he
really has to do is make sure we all have
our towels after practice and stuff like that. But other
than that, yeah, and it has some snacks in the room,
but other than that, we don't make him do an.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
He's had a couple of things to do, so he's
not off the hook completely, but nothing embarrassed completely.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
But it's nothing crazy.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Was there any part of you when he gets drafted
you go, well, there go my catches or is it
immediately you know what, this guy's going to help us win.
That's all I need to do.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I'm definitely gonna be this guy is definitely gonna put
I mean, I wasn't really too worried about my catches
because I really coached to my role with being a
block and tight end anyway, so I didn't really have
many catches.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The last two years.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
So I mean it's good to get that new f
tight end in the room because I still my role
really hasn't changed. I'm still primarily in line blocking, do
it all my stuff, but now we have a guy
in the room who can make plays.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In a passing game, and he we can.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Really do it all, honestly, So if you haven't know,
we've done a lot more twelve and thirteen personnel this
year and we've.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Had a lot of success out of it with him
in the room, I.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Would assume that you knew this and we all kind
of learned this that if the Colts had attempted a
field goal, Drew would have been the snapper after Spencer
got hurt. Is that a factual statement?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
I mean, yeah, but it's not like we don't practice it, honestly.
Mace has him and time to practice snapping the ball
every week after practice. So it wasn't like it would
have been formed, but it definitely would have felt a
lot different because it came up in a game situation.
But that's why we practice, and we go about those
situations in practice all the time. So I think if
(04:08):
it had come up, I think Drew would have done
a great job doing it again.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Moiley Cox again, I can't believe his ninth year with
the Indianapolis Colts joining us now. Greg Reikstraw filling in
here on ninety three to five and one seven five
of the fan. When you hear that, knowing you're approaching
a decade in the National Football League, what what immediately
kind of fires off in your mind. You know, my goodness,
I've made it nine years in the league.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
One. It just sounds crazy hearing that's coming from not
having played any football at all. Two is also a
man time five because it doesn't feel like it's been
nine years, but it.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Has nine years, and you just take that.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Just cherish every opportunity you have in this league because
a lot of guys don't even make.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
It that far.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
When when did you first start here in college when
you're getting all these rebounds and scoring all these buckets
and pressing everybody out of the building, when you're playing
for VCU, when did it start to kind of get
to you that maybe your future was going to be
in football and not in basketball.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
A bunch of teams, well people always talk about it,
but my sophomore years when it kind of really took off.
But at that point in my mind, I'm.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Like, I'm playing basketball, playing basketball.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
But then like probably halfway through my senior year, that's
when I was probably made that decision. I was like, yeah,
let me just go try football out. I mean, I'm
undersized six' six playing in the post and, basketball so
don't THINK i have a very LONG nba career doing.
That SO i was, like let me just go try
football and if it works, out it works. Out if it,
Doesn't i'll just go back to playing. Basketball but it
(05:40):
ended up working out and been here ever.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Since you have played for nine, years you have long
since earned your. PENSION i think it has worked out
for you to figure. Out last TIME i saw you
around a basketball, game was it like The Kyle guy
pro am a handful of years? Ago you weren't, Playing
you And july And drew were just there. Watching how
often didn't do you still hoop at this?
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Point are you used to hoop a?
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Lot but then ONCE i signed a, CONTRACT i don't
don't really play basketball at all BECAUSE i don't want
to risk injury and stuff like. That you, know, so
BUT i might shoot around here and, there but actually
physically playing like hard news pickup. GAME i don't really
play at.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
All we always we always kind of put you off
the side because, again you were too. Good you played
on a major college basketball. Program we talked about this
in terms OF. J. T Twoy molowow being a guy
that had SOME d one. Offers if you take yourself
out of the, equation who do you think the best
basketball player is in that locker room right?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Now although they are.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Really how's his?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Game? Yeah aar is pretty.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Good and you see how that poletic he is, right
so he could slash that rim at.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Will the man caught his own. PASS i believe that at.
Athleticism from On, sunday two days removed from a, game
how are you? Feeling how much do you feel it
in your? Bones the day after and the day after
AN nfl?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Game oh, man it was crazy because, yesterday you, Know,
SUNDAY i was, like, MAN i feel. Good YESTERDAY i
woke UP i, think, Man i'm. HURTING i got home, like,
Man i'm moving. Slow but TODAY i woke up feeling. Great,
normally By tuesda you're feeling a lot Better wednesdays when
you're really feeling somewhat back to. Normal but that day,
(07:30):
after especially that game we just, played we ran the
ball a good amount of. Time so it's definitely a physical. Game.
Man it definitely takes a toll on. You BUT i, mean,
hey so what we signed up.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
For, again it's better than having a real. JOB i
use that line in my line of work all the.
Time Moli cox joining us a couple of quick, things
a little and going as we appreciate his, time especially
on what is his day. Off it's been in ten
or so minutes yapping with us here on ninety three
to five and one seven. Five the fan coaches always, say,
hey you get to enjoy it For sunday. Night By monday,
(08:01):
morning you got, to you, know flip your. Mind it's
onto the next. Game at what point in time do
you really shift your mentality from, Hey sunday was, great
but now it's the next. One when do you kind
of flip that switch?
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Yourself typically Around, monday around like three. O'CLOCK i, mean
because we Win sunday. Night Going, monday we watched that
film from the, game so it's kind of hard to
turn the chapter if we're watching the film. Again so
literally watch the, game enjoy the good plays and stuff like.
That but then That monday night we're moving on to the,
poet watching film on who we're playing, next and installing
(08:36):
our own plays and different things like, that BECAUSE i
mean week by week, league and a week goes by,
fast so you don't try to dwell on any any
win or lost too, long because these games come at you.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Fast now that it is again year, nine for, you
it's it's you And. Grove you are the guys that
have been here the longest of this. Group have you
tried to change how you go about doing your job
from a leadership? Standpoint has that changed it all for
you the last couple of?
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Years Mo oh, yeah, Definitely because Once jack, LEFT i
was literally the elder statesman in the. ROOM i had
a room where it was. ME i Think colin was
a year or, two And jelannie And tree were. Rookie
so WHEN i was probably like year, Six i'm Like,
dan got a room a bunch of young guys. Here
SO i just tried to go about like as a
(09:22):
leading by, example hanging out with the younger guys a
lot more and different things like, that just making them feel,
comfortable but also just teaching them how to go about
your day to day business all in the workplace and
out the, workplace like having a routine and different things
like that to make sure you're always always ready to.
Go AND i think we like Having tyler in the room.
NOW i MEAN i Have tree who's been here a
(09:43):
lot Like, tree what is A tree's fourth year? Now
so he understands. It so he also helps me lead
in the.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Room also Again Morley, cox our guests finally let you
go in. Again you've got three months for this to
all play. Out but as it lines up right, now
you're in, line frankly for the number one. Seed but
as the relates to the question about to, ask you're
atop THE Afc South and for the things you've accomplished
in your, career you have never had a chance to
play in a home playoff game At Lucas Oil. Stadium
(10:11):
what would that mean to you if that happens Come?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
January oh, man it would mean the.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
WORLD i, mean you, know we have a very active
fan base and we've had like playoff caliber games at home,
before but actually have a playoff game at. Home it
will be, crazy, sure.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
No doubt about, that. Buddy go enjoy the rest of day.
Off i'll see tomorrow. Practice, yeah, sir you have a nice.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
One
A guy who is taking time on his off day
to chat with me is a part of his best
start in his now nine years with the Indianapolis Colts.
It is Molei Cox that joins us on the Andy
Moore Automotive Group hotline, Moe, how are we doing today?
Speaker 2 (00:17):
I'm doing good? How you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
I'm doing fine? You just heard that stat This is
the best start you have been a part of. How
is life treating you after five weeks of this season?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Feeling pretty good? Honestly, you know, just got to keep
it going, but definitely definitely feeling great right now. Waking
up a lot halfy at the start of the season.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
The obvious answer to this is wins. That's what's different
about five weeks in versus at times in previous years.
What are the things that you were noticing during the
week in games that are leading you to that that
maybe you hadn't seen in previous editions of this team.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
I would say, we're just more so focused on our
process that of the end result. You know, just going
to going about our daily day to day activity more diligently,
and different things like that, practicing a lot harder, and
then a bunch of guys, we just hang out more
off the field and things like that, so building that chemistry,
and it's been like that since.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
OTA's all right with that, Let's talk about the guys
in the room. And obviously everybody's got their attention on
the other guy that is out there with you more
than anybody else in the tight end position, that is
Tyler Warren. At what point in time when he got
to town in late April early May, did you realize, hey,
we got something special here.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Shut probably like his first or second practice. I mean,
he came in naking plays from day one. Coach coach
calls coach dollad it up for him, and whenever his
numbers called you, he always made something happen. And as
a rookie, you know that's something that's something that helps
build your confidence early, because I mean, if you don't
have success early, it might you might get down in
(01:57):
the dumps and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
But I think he's.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Made We've all trusted him from day one, put a
lot on his plate, and he's unhandled it appropriately.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Now he is a key cog of the team. But
you've touched on a word. He is still a rookie.
What's any sort of rookie duties that he has to
perform for the other guys in the tight end rumor
as he passed that at this point.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Nah, I mean, you know, our room is pretty chill,
so we don't make anybody do anything crazy. I think
that stems from having Jack in the room for so
long and Jack not having me do anything, so I
don't really make him do anything. The only thing he
really has to do is make sure we all have
our towels after practice and stuff like that. But other
than that, yeah, and it has some snacks in the room,
but other than that, we don't make him do an.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
He's had a couple of things to do, so he's
not off the hook completely, but nothing embarrassed completely.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
But it's nothing crazy.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Was there any part of you when he gets drafted
you go, well, there go my catches or is it
immediately you know what, this guy's going to help us win.
That's all I need to do.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I'm definitely gonna be this guy is definitely gonna put
I mean, I wasn't really too worried about my catches
because I really coached to my role with being a
block and tight end anyway, so I didn't really have
many catches.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The last two years.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
So I mean it's good to get that new f
tight end in the room because I still my role
really hasn't changed. I'm still primarily in line blocking, do
it all my stuff, but now we have a guy
in the room who can make plays.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In a passing game, and he we can.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Really do it all, honestly, So if you haven't know,
we've done a lot more twelve and thirteen personnel this
year and we've.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Had a lot of success out of it with him
in the room, I.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Would assume that you knew this and we all kind
of learned this that if the Colts had attempted a
field goal, Drew would have been the snapper after Spencer
got hurt. Is that a factual statement?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
I mean, yeah, but it's not like we don't practice it, honestly.
Mace has him and time to practice snapping the ball
every week after practice. So it wasn't like it would
have been formed, but it definitely would have felt a
lot different because it came up in a game situation.
But that's why we practice, and we go about those
situations in practice all the time. So I think if
(04:08):
it had come up, I think Drew would have done
a great job doing it again.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Moiley Cox again, I can't believe his ninth year with
the Indianapolis Colts joining us now. Greg Reikstraw filling in
here on ninety three to five and one seven five
of the fan. When you hear that, knowing you're approaching
a decade in the National Football League, what what immediately
kind of fires off in your mind. You know, my goodness,
I've made it nine years in the league.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
One. It just sounds crazy hearing that's coming from not
having played any football at all. Two is also a
man time five because it doesn't feel like it's been
nine years, but it.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Has nine years, and you just take that.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Just cherish every opportunity you have in this league because
a lot of guys don't even make.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
It that far.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
When when did you first start here in college when
you're getting all these rebounds and scoring all these buckets
and pressing everybody out of the building, when you're playing
for VCU, when did it start to kind of get
to you that maybe your future was going to be
in football and not in basketball.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
A bunch of teams, well people always talk about it,
but my sophomore years when it kind of really took off.
But at that point in my mind, I'm.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Like, I'm playing basketball, playing basketball.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
But then like probably halfway through my senior year, that's
when I was probably made that decision. I was like, yeah,
let me just go try football out. I mean, I'm
undersized six' six playing in the post and, basketball so
don't THINK i have a very LONG nba career doing.
That SO i was, like let me just go try
football and if it works, out it works. Out if it,
Doesn't i'll just go back to playing. Basketball but it
(05:40):
ended up working out and been here ever.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Since you have played for nine, years you have long
since earned your. PENSION i think it has worked out
for you to figure. Out last TIME i saw you
around a basketball, game was it like The Kyle guy
pro am a handful of years? Ago you weren't, Playing
you And july And drew were just there. Watching how
often didn't do you still hoop at this?
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Point are you used to hoop a?
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Lot but then ONCE i signed a, CONTRACT i don't
don't really play basketball at all BECAUSE i don't want
to risk injury and stuff like. That you, know, so
BUT i might shoot around here and, there but actually
physically playing like hard news pickup. GAME i don't really
play at.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
All we always we always kind of put you off
the side because, again you were too. Good you played
on a major college basketball. Program we talked about this
in terms OF. J. T Twoy molowow being a guy
that had SOME d one. Offers if you take yourself
out of the, equation who do you think the best
basketball player is in that locker room right?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Now although they are.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
Really how's his?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
Game? Yeah aar is pretty.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Good and you see how that poletic he is, right
so he could slash that rim at.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Will the man caught his own. PASS i believe that at.
Athleticism from On, sunday two days removed from a, game
how are you? Feeling how much do you feel it
in your? Bones the day after and the day after
AN nfl?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Game oh, man it was crazy because, yesterday you, Know,
SUNDAY i was, like, MAN i feel. Good YESTERDAY i
woke UP i, think, Man i'm. HURTING i got home, like,
Man i'm moving. Slow but TODAY i woke up feeling. Great,
normally By tuesda you're feeling a lot Better wednesdays when
you're really feeling somewhat back to. Normal but that day,
(07:30):
after especially that game we just, played we ran the
ball a good amount of. Time so it's definitely a physical. Game.
Man it definitely takes a toll on. You BUT i, mean,
hey so what we signed up.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
For, again it's better than having a real. JOB i
use that line in my line of work all the.
Time Moli cox joining us a couple of quick, things
a little and going as we appreciate his, time especially
on what is his day. Off it's been in ten
or so minutes yapping with us here on ninety three
to five and one seven. Five the fan coaches always, say,
hey you get to enjoy it For sunday. Night By monday,
(08:01):
morning you got, to you, know flip your. Mind it's
onto the next. Game at what point in time do
you really shift your mentality from, Hey sunday was, great
but now it's the next. One when do you kind
of flip that switch?
Speaker 3 (08:14):
Yourself typically Around, monday around like three. O'CLOCK i, mean
because we Win sunday. Night Going, monday we watched that
film from the, game so it's kind of hard to
turn the chapter if we're watching the film. Again so
literally watch the, game enjoy the good plays and stuff like.
That but then That monday night we're moving on to the,
poet watching film on who we're playing, next and installing
(08:36):
our own plays and different things like, that BECAUSE i
mean week by week, league and a week goes by,
fast so you don't try to dwell on any any
win or lost too, long because these games come at you.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Fast now that it is again year, nine for, you
it's it's you And. Grove you are the guys that
have been here the longest of this. Group have you
tried to change how you go about doing your job
from a leadership? Standpoint has that changed it all for
you the last couple of?
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Years Mo oh, yeah, Definitely because Once jack, LEFT i
was literally the elder statesman in the. ROOM i had
a room where it was. ME i Think colin was
a year or, two And jelannie And tree were. Rookie
so WHEN i was probably like year, Six i'm Like,
dan got a room a bunch of young guys. Here
SO i just tried to go about like as a
(09:22):
leading by, example hanging out with the younger guys a
lot more and different things like, that just making them feel,
comfortable but also just teaching them how to go about
your day to day business all in the workplace and
out the, workplace like having a routine and different things
like that to make sure you're always always ready to.
Go AND i think we like Having tyler in the room.
NOW i MEAN i Have tree who's been here a
(09:43):
lot Like, tree what is A tree's fourth year? Now
so he understands. It so he also helps me lead
in the.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Room also Again Morley, cox our guests finally let you
go in. Again you've got three months for this to
all play. Out but as it lines up right, now
you're in, line frankly for the number one. Seed but
as the relates to the question about to, ask you're
atop THE Afc South and for the things you've accomplished
in your, career you have never had a chance to
play in a home playoff game At Lucas Oil. Stadium
(10:11):
what would that mean to you if that happens Come?
Speaker 2 (10:14):
January oh, man it would mean the.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
WORLD i, mean you, know we have a very active
fan base and we've had like playoff caliber games at home,
before but actually have a playoff game at. Home it
will be, crazy, sure.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
No doubt about, that. Buddy go enjoy the rest of day.
Off i'll see tomorrow. Practice, yeah, sir you have a nice.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
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