Head Coach Jerod Mayo 11/26: "The Colts will be a huge challenge for us"

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Jerod Mayo (0:30)

Good morning, good morning.

Look, yesterday, the NFL removed Jibril from the commissioners exempt list. He's on the roster. We had an open spot and fully anticipate him being able to practice. The Colts, look, so it's going to be a huge challenge for us. I would say defensively, this is one of the better fronts, more disruptive fronts that we have faced this year. We've got to do a good job handling the front. It starts with Buckner, who's been a guy who's played really at a high level for a very long time. Go to the second level, you have Franklin back there in the third level, Moore and the rest of those guys. They're definitely very good players and they have a very good defense. I would say offensively, Taylor, he's a problem. We have to try to go out there and really bottle him up. I think one thing about him, he probably doesn't get the hype that he deserves, but at the same time, he's a very explosive player and a very fast player. Out there on the field and it all really runs through him. And saying that, they definitely have a big arm quarterback. So having a guy like Joe Milton to run the quarterback for the show team is definitely going to be good for us. They have good receivers and I think it starts with Pitman. He's one of those guys that is able to do the dirty work, doesn't shy away from blocking people. And at the same time, he does a good job catching balls over the middle of the field. He's really a fearless guy. They're dealing with some injuries. We'll see what happens, but we're going to prepare as if all those guys are healthy. When you talk about downs, you talk about the tackles, like all that stuff. We're going to prepare as if they're healthy. And like I told the team, it's about us, it's about us. And Wednesdays, like days like this, I should say, we always talk about changing the page. This is a Wednesday in my world. We talk about changing the page and really our full focus is definitely on the Colts. Have an opportunity to come back home, which is always good.

And it's good to try to get this thing back on track.

SPEAKER_5 (2:26)

Jerod, with Jibril, you obviously referred to the NFL for so long now, now that that's off. What kind of, do you have a timetable in your mind, and do you anticipate him playing again for you this season?

Jerod Mayo (2:39)

Look, we put out, you know, we put the statement out yesterday from an organizational standpoint of how we, you know, how we want to let this process work itself out. Look, when Pep is ready to go, hopefully we can get him to it again.

SPEAKER_6 (2:52)

Jerod, does that mean, I mean, he has a trial date in January. Does that mean you're not waiting for his case to resolve?

Jerod Mayo (3:03)

Yeah, to me, I think it's just out of respect of, you know, for the legal process to let that stuff play out. You know, for us inside these four walls, look, as long as he's doing the right thing, I expect him to be able to play when he's ready to go.

SPEAKER_7 (3:17)

Jerod, who is all involved in the decision now that Trevrilla has been reinstated for him to practice and play given the snow and the organization's power in the decision?

Jerod Mayo (3:27)

You know, I would say it's a combination of things. And again, I'm grateful for, you know, how ownership has allowed Elliot and myself to make these types of decisions. You know, we'll see what this looks like as it continues to play out. But like I said, you know, our focus is on the Colts.

SPEAKER_6 (3:42)

Jerod, you said back in October, I believe, when this first happened, that there would be some kind of internal investigation. Has something been satisfied from that investigation?