Hunter Wohler on his return to the field, recovery journey and Midwest roots | The Colts Show

Hunter Wohler on his return to the field, recovery journey and Midwest roots | The Colts Show

From Indianapolis Colts Podcasts by Indianapolis Colts

June 2, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 56

About this episode

Hunter Wohler discusses his recovery from a season-ending injury and his experiences as a late-round draft pick.

On this episode of The Colts Show, JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts safety Hunter Wohler to talk about overcoming the season-ending foot injury that derailed his rookie campaign in training camp. Wohler opens up about the journey back to full health, what it means to be back on the field and how being a late-round draft pick still drives him every day. The conversation wraps up with a fun discussion about Midwestern tropes and some familiar regional stereotypes. 0:00 Pod intro 0:59 Getting back on the field 1:37 What is the most challenging part of the rehab process 3:12 Whether it hit him that he had a really good camp in 2025 4:20 How being a 7th Round pick shapes who he is 7:28 How he stayed engaged with what Lou and the defense were doing while he was sidelined 9:46 He never lost a football game while playing varsity football in high school 13:18 Blind ranking midwestern tropes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: JJ Stankevitz

Guest: Hunter Wohler

Topics covered

  • injury recovery
  • football
  • Midwestern culture
  • draft experience
  • personal journey

Keywords

  • Hunter Wohler
  • injury recovery
  • Colts
  • football
  • Midwest
  • draft pick
  • rehab process

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