D colbert: I'm doing good, how are you doing?
Mathew Hansen: doing great, doing great. First off, tell us about yourself.
D colbert: a little about me. I'm young, about, I'm finna be 20. ⁓ I'm a barber, ⁓ as well. ⁓ And what else? That's mainly it, that's all I got. I don't really got much.
Mathew Hansen: So what got you into football?
D colbert: I don't got much to talk about. I used to tell myself when I was in like sixth grade, I really wanted to be the first woman in the NBA. That was never gonna happen. In middle school, my seventh grade year, I was like, I just want to make a difference. So I started playing in middle school. I was playing outside with the boys and then I was just like, I'ma just try for the team. And I went to the tryouts with the other guys in middle school and I've been playing ever since.
Mathew Hansen: Awesome. So you are a receiver for the Kansas City Glory. What drew you to that wide receiver position?
D colbert: The fact that I didn't want to play defense. ⁓ They were trying to get me to play corner. I played corner in high school. ⁓ The men, they were smacking me, like just dogging me. So I was like, I gotta, you know, I gotta switch it up. Cause it's kind of, it's easy to hit somebody when you have the ball rather than for me going to make a tackle. ⁓ just being able to, I'm just athletic. So being able to use my athleticism. ⁓ By getting the ball and getting some yards, just definitely like, Receiver is just a spot that I love the most and I can be my best at,
Mathew Hansen: ⁓ absolutely. So then what makes a great receiver in your mind?
D colbert: Consistency, being able to be consistent. ⁓ I know that's something I'm working on right now, but being able to know what you're doing, catch the ball and get upfield mainly. not being, sometimes like receivers, you just got to be able to hit somebody too, and just being able to work on the field.
Mathew Hansen: Absolutely. ⁓ What part of your game are you most confident in?
D colbert: Most confident, ⁓ I would say getting yards and hitting people. think getting yards, being able to break tackles is what I'm most confident in, but I have to get the ball first to do so. So I'm working on that. Being able to, you know, catch the ball, consistency. Like I said, consistency is number one, right? So, but confidence, yeah. Getting the ball and breaking some tackles, getting some yards.
Mathew Hansen: Absolutely. So now let's have some self-reflection. What are you actively working on to improve?
D colbert: Being more explosive, I definitely need to get better with my speed. As soon as I catch the ball, I want to be able to be quicker, as soon as I have it, or being quicker off the line. That's something that I'm working on, as well as not getting in my head so much. Like when I make mistakes, understanding that it's a part of the game, and just going on to the next play, and not beating myself up about it, even though I hold myself to a very, very high standard.
Mathew Hansen: Okay, okay. Now, as a receiver, what is the hardest route to run?
D colbert: hardest route to run in my opinion. say as a receiver the hardest route to run for me is a hitch. It may be crazy but it's a hitch.
Mathew Hansen: Why is that?
D colbert: because you gotta just, you gotta be able to come back to the ball, but you're also thinking about the defense running. Like it's like a quick, like it's like a really quick route, you know? And if you don't do it right, it can lead to an interception, which is something that I've experienced. So it's definitely the hardest route for me. yeah.
Mathew Hansen: Okay, now, how much, ⁓ I'll say, how important is it to have great chemistry with your quarterback?
D colbert: That's the most important thing, I think. It's very important, because you gotta know your quarterback and your quarterback gotta know you. If y'all don't have any chemistry, mean, there's no... You're probably not getting the ball, to be honest. You're probably not getting the ball, you're probably not setting the team up for the best success. So being able to have that connection with your quarterback is number one, I believe.
Mathew Hansen: Now is this your third quarterback in three years?
D colbert: Hmm, I would say second. I would say my second quarterback, yeah.
Mathew Hansen: Okay, well second quarterback in three years, how do you build that chemistry with them?
D colbert: I mean, with my quarterback now, shout out to Brenna, be easy. I would definitely say we worked a lot off the field together. We just take that time and we, outside of practice, it cold, it was hot, doesn't matter. We was outside just learning each other and really building and growing together. And that's how we built that connection, being able to do that.
Mathew Hansen: brought up the first connection on, let's meet up, ⁓ the off season, let's go outside somewhere and just work on things? Was it you? Was it Brie?
D colbert: don't remember exactly who it was who brought it up, but I will say that we hold each other accountable to it. ⁓ I believe like when I started seeing her, was like, I just kept going to her and letting her know like, you really got potential. Like we can just keep working. We got this. I understand this is a new, you've never done this before, but I'm here by your side ⁓ to help you get better as well as you're helping me get better. So. It was really something we held each other accountable for. I don't know who brought it up first. I just know we stuck with it after the first time that we trained together.
Mathew Hansen: awesome. ⁓ Who would you compare yourself to in the NFL?
D colbert: Aw man. ⁓ that's crazy. ⁓ What's his name? What is his name? Hold on. I know his name, but it's not getting to me. Just give me one second. ⁓ What's his name? Chase? Chase, what's his name?
Mathew Hansen: Can I help you out? Lamar Jamar Chase.
D colbert: Jamar Chase, yes. And I say that because of, yes, yes, yes. That's who I would compare myself to. Not so much the speed, but we both be working though. We get that ball, we get up there. You know what saying? So I would compare myself to him for sure. Yeah.
Mathew Hansen: from Cincinnati. Mm-hmm. okay. What's going through your mind with that ball of snap?
D colbert: Somebody finna get hit. That's what's going through my mind. soon as the ball snap, I, cause majority of the time I know when the ball's coming to me. So if I know in my mind, I'm thinking, get that ball and get up field. And if I'm blocking, the person in front of me, she's finna get smacked and she's not going to like it. So yeah.
Mathew Hansen: I like it. What is the biggest challenge playing receiver at the WNFC level?
D colbert: think the biggest challenge is me. mean, after playing in high school with men, physically, it's not... And I'm not saying it because women aren't as strong as men, right? I'm saying it because they play at like a faster level. ⁓ The biggest challenge is definitely me. It's me. It's just me not being in my head. When I'm not in my head, I'm a star. Like I'm the best version of myself. If I get in my head, that's when it's all... It's all raps there, so.
Mathew Hansen: Okay. What is the culture like in that Kansas City glory locker room?
D colbert: We lit. It's just, don't, how do I, can you like break that down to me, like what you mean by that?
Mathew Hansen: Like every ⁓ team has a culture and I don't know if you will compare the high school team. What's the difference between that high school team culture and that Kansas City glory culture?
D colbert: Mm-hmm. ⁓ The difference is I know they're going to stick beside me and I know they're going to ride for me. I know that they want me here just as much as I want them here. And I know that every woman in the room with me has worked as hard as me because we work hard together. ⁓ And it's just a family environment. feel like everybody just, everybody wants me there, you know? In high school, everybody's looking at me weird. You know, they didn't like getting beat by a girl. But now I just feel like I'm around a group of women that are, all at the same level. You know, we're all dogs, so.
Mathew Hansen: Okay, yeah. Now, we talked prior to the show that you have another job. What motivates you to go to practice and practice after a long shift?
D colbert: What motivates me is the future, is my future. ⁓ But not necessarily my future, but ⁓ just knowing that one day and even now by, first of all, getting a championship, that's what we're coming for. ⁓ That motivates me as well as the young girls that are looking up to me. ⁓ Just being able to do that so in the future they can get paid for it and not have to work another job. ⁓ and just getting up and grinding because we're coming for a championship right now. So that's my biggest motivator.
Mathew Hansen: then, okay, with that being said, what makes this team special?
D colbert: Ugh. would say what makes a team special is... It's just the way that we all, we're just like, it's like family. Like you can call on anybody and you know they're going to be there. We work so hard for each other on and off the field. We spend a lot of time together on and off the field. And it's just something I've never experienced before. And I think that's the main special thing about this team is being able to have a family outside of blood.
Mathew Hansen: Okay. Now what's something that fans may misunderstand about women's football?
D colbert: Let me think. They may misunderstand about women's football. I would say, my honest opinion is that ⁓ I think they misunderstand the fact that just because we're not getting paid for it doesn't mean we don't work hard for what we want. So a lot of times they're like, ⁓ but you don't get paid. And, you know, they say stuff like that, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we go out and we grind and we work hard every single time that we step on it. on the field and we work hard off the field as well. And I think that's a big ⁓ misunderstanding that a lot of people have about women, ⁓ the women's ⁓ WNFC.
Mathew Hansen: Okay. ⁓ what goals have you set for yourself this season?
D colbert: One, consistency, being consistent with everything that I do. Two, would be ⁓ being a better teammate, being the best teammate that I can be. And three, be winning a championship.
Mathew Hansen: Why do you say you're not a good teammate?
D colbert: Well, I wouldn't say I'm not a good teammate, but I feel like I can speak up more ⁓ and just being better. I mean, there's always room for improvement. ⁓ I've been holding my teammates accountable, especially my receivers. You drop the ball, you already know. I'm going tell you, I got to hold you accountable. You got to get down to your pushups. But just being a better teammate by just being involved more and speaking up a little bit, you know, I feel like that would definitely help the team a lot.
Mathew Hansen: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. If a receiver drops the ball, they have to do push-ups. Do you drop the ball and then do you have to do push-ups?
D colbert: If I drop the ball, it's rare in practice. It's very rare, right? Because I'm already tired from running that route. And if I know if I drop this ball, I got to get down and do 20 pushups. I'm not dropping the ball. But when I do, I do my pushups. They hold me accountable. know, I do my pushups. I do my pushups.
Mathew Hansen: Hahaha Okay, okay. is your third year with the Kansas City Glory. What does it mean putting on that jersey?
D colbert: ⁓ it means a lot. It holds a lot of value. It holds a lot of weight. ⁓ put on that, put on that jersey just. It means everything, honestly. I don't think there's certain words that I can say to describe it, like what it means to me. ⁓ But I mean, football is my life. So put on that jersey, it's the best feeling that if you haven't experienced it, you gotta experience it for sure.
Mathew Hansen: Yeah. So you said you're 20. How do you want people to remember you by in five, 10, 15 years from now?
D colbert: Mm-hmm. How do I want people to remember me? Ooh. I want to be, this might be a little crazy, okay? But ⁓ I really want to be a big part to why women's football is on national television, like ESPN, or ⁓ we start getting paid. You know how Angel Reese, did her hand in the face to Kailyn Clark and she blew up off of that? And everybody really start paying attention to women's basketball and all that stuff. I want to be that person that brought, what do I say, brought the attention to the WNFC at another level. So in 10, 15 years, I want them to be like, ⁓ that's Dreya. She's a professional athlete. You know I'm saying? She's the one that, you know, that's my goal. It might be crazy, but that's really, I think about that a lot. I think about it a lot.
Mathew Hansen: I like the goal. I can see it happen because even if this can make something happen, anything can happen.
D colbert: Yes, yes.
Mathew Hansen: ⁓ Let's head into rapid fire first thing that comes to your mind. Would you rather have a Hail Mary pass or a Quink slap?
D colbert: Okay. Cooksland.
Mathew Hansen: handed catch or a toe tap catch?
D colbert: One hand.
Mathew Hansen: ⁓ practice grind or game day energy.
D colbert: Game day energy, sorry. I thought too long, my bad. My bad. I'm locking in, I'm locking in.
Mathew Hansen: You're all good. You're all good. Loud... ⁓ Locked in here. Loud crowd where you can't hear anything or quiet one and you can hear everything.
D colbert: loud.
Mathew Hansen: early momentum or a game winning catch.
D colbert: Game, win and catch.
Mathew Hansen: word that describes your game.
D colbert: man, ⁓ Oh man, I'm trying. That's one word. One word I would say it's, I don't know how to say it's like on the tip of my tongue. What's the word? Give me one second. I know it's got to be fast, but it would be, what's the word for you don't know what's coming. You don't know what's next. Like you don't know what to expect. Unpredictable. That's what I was looking for. Yes, sir. Unpredictable.
Mathew Hansen: that you were locked in. Yeah. unpredictable. Okay, now one word that describes you.
D colbert: See, I'm trying. ⁓ One word that describes me, will say, I'll just say funny. I'm very funny. I'm funny person.
Mathew Hansen: Awesome. If you could go back and talk to 10 year old you, what would you tell her?
D colbert: That would tell her too. I would tell her that she needs to start practicing football. That's what I would tell her. Start young.
Mathew Hansen: Any special shoutouts you want to give?
D colbert: special shout out. I want to shout out Be Easy, Brynna, my quarterback. I want to shout out Crystal Rhodes, the one that referred me to be here, my baby. I want to shout out to Tory as well, because that's my baby too. And Lil Bit, that's my dog Riley, my other receiver. That's my dog right there. And all my receivers as well. I want to shout out all them. That's all.
Mathew Hansen: Perfect. Where can everybody find you on social media?
D colbert: haha ⁓ underscore Dre and Colbert is my ⁓ main page. And then my haircutting page is Cussed by Dre on Instagram as well. And then Cussed by Dre on TikTok as well.
Mathew Hansen: Awesome. Well, Jay, I appreciate you coming on, telling us about your three-year career with the glory and what makes a good receiver and a bad receiver.
D colbert: I appreciate you for having me.