Darius Butler is telling his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, that it’s time to pay defensive back Kenny Moore what he’s worth.
As the Indianapolis Colts get closer to training camp, they still have some unresolved issues. The biggest one is Kenny Moore’s desire for a new contract. Moore made his stance known during OTAs but attended mandatory minicamp. However, when speaking with the media at the mandatory minicamp, he explained that a training camp holdout wasn’t necessarily off the table.
Moore loves Indianapolis and Indy loves Kenny, and all parties want a happy Kenny Moore on the field when training camp starts, but sometimes the business gets in the way of love. While Moore wants a new contract or to restructure his current deal, the Colts would rather see him play out his remaining two years.
Fortunately for Moore, he has many advocates across the football world that also believes he deserves more money. One of those advocates is former Colts defensive back Darius Butler. Now working in media, Butler used a segment on Good Morning Football to break down Kenny Moore’s film and to directly tell the Colts, “Chris Ballard, what are you waiting for? Back the Brinks truck, drop the bag on this guy.”
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Darius Butler wants Colts to pay Kenny Moore
In addition to Butler’s plea to Indianapolis, he highlighted several plays from Kenny that show why he is deserving of a Brinks truck worth of money. The various plays showed Moore’s best skill set: versatility.
In the first play, Moore is guarding AJ Brown one-on-one on a pivotal third down and forces an incompletion. The second play is Kenny guarding Jakobi Meyers in the red zone and undercutting the route to deflect a pass.
After a couple of more impressive coverage plays, Butler shows how elite Kenny Moore is in the box against the run. First, he shows a play where Moore sheds Kyle Juszczyk, probably the best fullback in football, and flips Brandon Aiyuk on his head.
That play is followed up with a play that might be many defenders’ nightmare, being one-on-one in the gap with Derrick Henry. However, Kenny Moore didn’t blink. He squared Henry up and flipped him like it was nothing.
A football player that can cover, play against the run, and rush the passer as well as Kenny Moore is a rare, elite talent. Luckily for the Colts, he’s on their team. Now, Indy needs to pay Moore what he’s worth and make sure he’s happy.
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