A craving for doughnuts helped introduce Isabel Diaz to football as a kid in kindergarten. Quickly, she was hooked — on the NFL, not the sugary treat.

Now Diaz is in her third season with the Indianapolis Colts as the Harriet P. Irsay Fellow. She assists special teams coordinator Brian Mason and senior assistant special teams coach Joe Hastings with practice and game planning. The Colts are 8-2 and lead the AFC South going into an important matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (5-5) this week.

Diaz’s journey began at her grandparents’ house in a Dallas suburb.

“My mom is a flight attendant, so I spent my weekends with my grandparents,” Diaz said. “And my grandpa used to sit at the kitchen table with a newspaper and doughnuts. And sure enough, the doughnuts got me.

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