INDIANAPOLIS -- Yannick Ngakoue crouched his chiseled body into a wide-nine stance and fired off the ball for the first time as an Indianapolis Colt.
When he retreated back to his spot, he noticed Stephon Gilmore jogging onto the field. The two Pro Bowlers enjoyed a quick handshake. Then they moved into position to start building a new defense together.
"It just made me excited," Ngakoue said of the arrival of Gilmore, the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year. "Rush and coverage go together. The better the coverage, the more chances you get to be able to get the ball out.