How to make it in the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Ashton Dulin | The Colts Show

Longtime Colts wide receiver and special teams ace Ashton Dulin sits down with JJ Stankevitz for a conversation about how he's made it eight years in the NFL despite being overlooked coming out of Malone University (which no longer has a football team) in 2019.

0:00 Pod intro
1:50 Replacing Michael Pittman Jr. in Colts' offense
5:28 Advice for young athletes
9:30 Loyalty to Colts & appreciation for the state of Indiana
13:48 Trivia - Guess in 5

For the fourth and final podcast from Colts Media Day, JJ Stankevitz is joined by rookie linebacker CJ Allen, defensive tackle Grover Stewart, kicker Spencer Shrader and wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.

0:00 Pod Intro
0:32 CJ Allen
6:02 Grover Stewart
13:49 Spencer Shrader
25:33 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

JJ Stankevitz is back for the third of four installments from Colts media day, with four players joining him on today's pod. The guys chat about things they've come to appreciate about living in central Indiana, how they draw inspiration from their favorite all-time athletes and plenty more (like Cam Bynum ripping an absolute dud of a pack of football cards).

0:00 Pod Intro
0:31 Cam Bynum
9:27 AJ Haulcy
18:39 Caden Curry
24:50 Jaylahn Tuimoloau

In the second episode of Colts media day interviews, JJ Stankevitz is joined by Bernhard Raimann (0:24), Mo Alie-Cox (6:51) and Tanor Bortolini (13:47). The guys open up about fatherhood, their appreciation for living in Indiana and relationships with their teammates.

All multi-year members of the Colts, the players chat about heading into the 2026 season with lessons from previous years, and how those can help them as the Colts look to break a five-season playoff drought.

JJ Stankevitz kicks off the first of four podcasts from the Colts' media shoots with conversations with tight end Tyler Warren (2:42), defensive end Laiatu Latu (7:14) and safety Jonathan Owens (14:07). JJ and the guys cover topics such as what each player has come to appreciate about living in Central Indiana, which staff member has helped them the most in their careers and plenty more.

Larra Overton steps in for this week's podcast and sits down with Colts center Tanor Bortolini for a look at what's made Jonathan Taylor dominant for years, what the special sauce of an offensive line room is in the NFL and plenty of Wisconsin talk.

0:00 Pod Intro
0:35 OTAs & offseason progress
2:27 O-line dynamics
4:11 What makes Quenton Nelson special
7:32 Jonathan Taylor, from Wisconsin to Indy
9:55 "The Wisconsin Waterfall"
13:13 Best dips, ranked

On this episode of The Colts Show, JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts safety Hunter Wohler to talk about overcoming the season-ending foot injury that derailed his rookie campaign in training camp. Wohler opens up about the journey back to full health, what it means to be back on the field and how being a late-round draft pick still drives him every day. The conversation wraps up with a fun discussion about Midwestern tropes and some familiar regional stereotypes.

0:00 Pod intro
0:59 Getting back on the field
1:37 What is the most challenging part of the rehab process
3:12 Whether it hit him that he had a really good camp in 2025
4:20 How being a 7th Round pick shapes who he is
7:28 How he stayed engaged with what Lou and the defense were doing while he was sidelined
9:46 He never lost a football game while playing varsity football in high school
13:18 Blind ranking midwestern tropes

JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts quarterback Riley Leonard for a look into how the second-year QB is handling the opportunity ahead of him during OTAs, and where he feels he's grown the most after his rookie season. Leonard also discusses his impressions of Daniel Jones & Tyler Warren and what playing one year at Notre Dame meant to him before he and JJ draft their golf foursomes from anyone in Colts history...with Riley making a STRONG pick first overall.

0:00 Pod intro
0:26 Previewing OTAs
2:46 Inside the life of an NFL backup QB
5:54 What he learned in starting Week 18
8:00 No. 1 thing he learned about Daniel Jones
12:53 A fact about Tyler Warren that'd surprise people
14:25 What Notre Dame meant to him
16:39 Colts golf foursome draft