INDIANAPOLIS -- Like any high-level athlete in pursuit of perfection, Michael Pittman Jr. had overprepared for the task at hand.
In this instance, the undertaking for the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver was not beating an opposing defensive back off the line of scrimmage. It was, rather, delivering an address during a recent meeting of the team’s leadership council.
“I had this speech all prepared,” Pittman said. “I had rehearsed it. I knew every single word of it ...
“But I just couldn't do it.”
This wasn’t a matter of willingness. It was, instead, something beyond his control.