 What's up guys? Welcome back to another video and welcome back to another episode of Rugby Player Reacts. I'm your host, Jacob McDonald, and today we're gonna crack into a Colts player. He's a real enforcer on that field. We've seen him before and we will see him again. His name's Darius Leonard. He plays for the Indianapolis Colts. Don't ask me to spell that though, because I always get it wrong. It's a bit like... It's a bit like Minnesota, yeah. Yeah, it's a bit like Minnesota. Then again, it's a bit like Minneapolis too. And then again, you could say it's a bit like Arkansas, a.k.a. Arkansas. Anyways guys, it's about time we crack into it. A quick intro and let's go. Right then, let's go. Fellow Colts player on the opposite side of the ball. Rookie running back sensation, Jonathan Taylor. Your teammate, Darius Leonard. I would call him the life of the party. I mean, he's always bringing energy. He's always bringing juice. And that's what you need, man. What? What? Hang on. Hang on. That was actually really impressive. Juice. Wowee. Wowee. That takes some training. You know what? I gotta break that shit down. Darius Leonard, life of the party. Let's break it down. Alright, what do we got? We got a front. We got a back. We got a front. We got a front. We got a front. We got a up. We got a down. We got a woohoo. And an uh. Yeah, I can do that. And an uh. Darius Leonard. Darius Leonard is a dog. I like his game. Line him up any way he can get it done. And who's in the middle of it? Number 53. He is a ball magnet. And it just seems like every time you need a play, he makes it. Long, rangy, quick, strong, explosive. You know, I had a battle with that guy, you know, twice a year. Long, rangy, quick, explosive. That's a couple years. Strips the ball. The ball is out in the colt's habit. The maniac strikes again. He just makes those special high effort plays I've got to be honest, guys. I've got to be honest, man. Not only did I really like Jonathan Taylor coming into this video series, I backed him to be a performer. He did just that. But what I've been pleasantly surprised with throughout this video series is Jonathan Taylor's not only good looks, but his demeanor man, his voice, his tone of voice. You know, if nothing else, I do enjoy Jonathan Taylor not only rushing for touchdowns, but also just talking. I'm a fan. Yep, there's been a few buccaneers, linebackers on this list talking about fellow players, including Devon White, including Barrett. But to hear that he's long and rangy doing the same things that Devon White might be doing in a more compact body, let's look up his stats. Well, uh, he's not vaccinated. I can say that much. He apparently wants to get more educated about it. Darius Leonard is a lot younger than what I'd first thought. He's 26, six foot two, 230 pounds. So when we're talking about a linebacker, apparently being lanky at six foot two, I'd say it probably looks that way due to the fact that he's about 20 pounds less than your classic linebacker. But look, as we heard before with the nickname Maniac, due to his energetic and productive on-field play. Now, I'll tell you why. It doesn't matter how tall he is or how heavy he is. It's about that energy. And he's got it in spades. He runs a four seven flat 40 yard dash, 38 inches on the vertical jump, 10 foot eight on the broad jump, 20 reps on the bench press. Yeah, that's impressive. July 23rd, 2018. He signed a four year, $7.24 million contract. Oh my God. On August 8th, 2021, literally four weeks ago, Big Leonard signed a five year, $99.25 million contract with the Colts, making him the highest paid inside linebacker in the NFL. And, uh, look, well, if nothing else, congratulations, Darius. Respect is deserved. Oh, big one! Big one! Big one! What do you think is your best pistol trick? I ought to be able to run a sideline a sideline. You know, a lot of linebackers, you know, can't do that and being able to play in space. And that is Darius Leonard making that play as he so often does. Yeah, that's, he's quick. Definitely quick. What was it again? Four seven flat. You know, covering tight ends. Leonard found him, got back and made one of his great plays. Excellent coverage. Oh, what a play. And being able to wrap guys up and take the ball off people. He's got an arm probably, he ain't passed his knees. He didn't get his hands in size or chest, man. It's going to be a long day for you. Okay, arm size? Wowee. Oh yeah, that's up there. 34 and a half inches. And I'm yet to see an arm length of 35 inches or more. I've got a hand size of 10 and a quarter inches and anything over 10 is, you know, ridiculously big. He is long. He is lanky. He's a linebacker. He's Darius Leonard. I'll tell you something. It's never the size of the dog that's in the fight. The size of the fight that's in that dog. And now I've got a heart of a lion boy. Heart of a lion. I'm all about making and helping the team win the ballgame. So I will go back to the Houston game, the last play of the game. Game on the line. Here we go. It's a tight window caught by Kiki Cutie. Whoa. Comes in there with a big shoulder. Would have thought the guy would be taken down earlier, but no, stays on his feet just long enough for Darius Leonard to get there and get there he does. What a collision. Let's see what he has to say about it. Darius Leonard comes in and punches that ball out. That is one time by Darius Leonard. My biggest thing is I can see your earplug here and push the ball out. Let's get off the field. What the fuck? Did you just see that catch? My biggest thing is I can see your earplug here. All right. I know we're talking about the hit, but as far as the catch is concerned, is he in the remake of Karate Kid or is he on the NFL field? Push the ball out. Let's get off the field for me to get that punch out. On the one yard line and help us seal that game. I think that's one of the best plays that I've made this year. Darius Leonard, he's going to be around a long time. That's a guy that I got to compete with. It's the kind of play that you wouldn't appreciate the magnitude of unless you were watching it live. Right? But what a play. That's the first person tape I'm putting on after the season. I'm approved. I'm going to have more tackles. I'm going to have more TFLs. That's just my mindset because I was a 36-pick and every other team missed out on it, believed that someone else was better than me. So I have that chip on my shoulder to prove that this is something that you should have. Well, my friends, the next video is not about Miles Garrett, although it looks as if he's deep in thought. But it is about David Bakhtiari. And with that in mind, that brings us to the end of another video. So thank you very much for watching. 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