As members of the Indianapolis Colts media were gathered and waiting for head coach Shane Steichen before Wednesday’s practice, DeForest Buckner and a special guest made a surprise appearance.
Walking through the side door and up the stairs to the podium were Buckner and the Oregon Duck mascot. It was then revealed that in the Oregon Duck suit was defensive end Tyquan Lewis.
#Colts DT DeForest Buckner just burst into the media room with the Oregon Duck, who he’d reveal is Tyquan Lewis. I guess Tyquan, a former Ohio State player, lost a bet to DeFo, a former Oregon player, when the Ducks knocked off the Buckeyes. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/90TXgf2sm0
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) October 23, 2024
There must have been a bet between the two Colts players with Oregon and Ohio State playing each other two weeks ago. Buckner played his college ball at Oregon and Lewis played at Ohio State.
This was a heavy-weight matchup between–at the time–the No. 2 Buckeyes and the No. 3 Ducks. Oregon would go on to win the game 32-31 at home.
And as a result, Lewis had to greet the media on Wednesday as the Oregon Duck.
The Colts’ first practice of the week as they begin preparing for the Houston Texans will take place on Wednesday afternoon. Buckner has been on IR since the Colts’ Week 2 loss in Green Bay, but Steichen did mentioned that he was optimistic that Buckner could return to practice this week.