I want to be treated as everyone else. “He can change the game.”He’s simply a superstar at linebacker for the Colts and already one of the game’s truly elite—always ‘bringing the juice’:For perspective, Leonard is the only player in league history to record 250+ tackles, 10.0+ sacks, 5+ interceptions, and 5+ forced fumbles after his first two seasons in the NFL.He’ll pick you off, then make people miss, averaging 18.6 yards per interception return through two seasons. ""Darius's experience demonstrates the struggle so many Black Americans and people of color face every day," the team said. Darius Leonard had a productive game when his South Carolina State team played at Clemson in 2016. "Leonard said the manager had a "terrible attitude" and made his party leave after threatening to call the police. And that's what I want them to do: I want them to step up and take a step forward into change, instead of just apologizing. "If the police is involved, you're thinking you're not making it home. Since being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft—as one of the heists of all pro football heists, the 6’2”, 230 pound linebacker with freakishly long arms (34 3/8”) has become a 2x NFL All-Pro and monster for the Colts defense (and was also the 2018 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year).The Colts selected Leonard in the second round of the 2018 draft and in return Leonard has provided 12 sacks, 19 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, 15 pass deflections and seven interceptions.
"The Colts also released a statement to show support for Leonard.Leonard said he spoke with Niccol on Thursday night but said he is looking for more than an apology.That allegation by the customer was a lie, Leonard said.Colts LB Darius Leonard describes the details of being racially profiled while at a Chipotle in South Carolina. Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler [subscription], the Indianapolis Colts Darius Leonard is the NFL’s 4th best linebacker for 2020 (via a … For me to have to sit there and think that my life is in jeopardy just because I'm sitting there eating with my family, not causing no problem, is scary. Darius Leonard Ranked No. ""When you think about being a Black male now in America, and to hear that they want to involve the police -- the first thing that went in my mind was I have a wife and a kid," Leonard told ESPN's First Take on Friday. ""Just firing the manager is not gonna do everything," Leonard said on First Take. 50 On NFL's 'Top 100 Players Of 2020' List Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard was revealed tonight as the 50th-best player in the league in … ESPN Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard said it was "scary" to hear that police could get involved during a dispute that led to him being kicked out of a Chipotle restaurant this week. He drives on the ball like a throwback.One AFC scout said Leonard might be best in a zone defense that allows him to chase and pursue. (2:20)Chipotle CEO and chairman Brian Niccol said in a statement to the Indianapolis Star that the manager has been suspended while the restaurant investigates the incident, adding that the chain has a "zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind. Mike Wells ESPN Staff Writer Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard has gone from a relatively unknown player to the NFL’s Rookie of the … Latest on Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Two-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard and All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner were the first Indianapolis Colts to be mentioned in NFL.com's “Top 100 Players of 2020." "It also demonstrates why we need serious action from our government leaders, law enforcement, businesses, and everyday Americans to end systemic racism and injustice and to continue this important dialogue on how to inspire positive change in our country. "Us not even doing anything wrong, going out to eat with your family, just trying to spend a little bit of quality time.
Since individual sacks became official in 1982, Leonard and Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher are the only players with 10 sacks and five interceptions in their first two seasons.“I love that guy,” said one veteran NFL offensive assistant coach. ""That's what being Black in America is right now," Leonard said in the video. But the Colts have involved Leonard in multiple coverages. He told First Take that the manager's demeanor changed after he found out the linebacker's identity, but that was disheartening as well.
"It sucks that you have to be someone in the public eye that they look up to to get treated equally," Leonard said.
“Good change of direction, and he uses his frame really well.”There isn’t a statistical area in which Darius Leonard doesn’t excel.Leonard recorded 121 tackles (71 solo), 7 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, 5 interceptions (including one for a touchdown), 7 passes defensed, and 2 forced fumbles during 13 starts in 2019.