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Welcome to Blitz TV (http://www.coleoutdoors.com/), Cole Outdoor Production’s television show that takes big game hunting to the extreme. Blitz TV Trent Cole
Join Host and NFL Pro-Bowl Star Trent Cole (Philadelphia Eagles & Indianapolis Colts), and Richie Elam as they guide you on an all-out hunting Blitz across North America along with the Blitz TV Field Staff. With over-the-shoulder camera action, combined with state of the art video animation, Blitz TV brings an innovative program to the Pursuit Channel. Blitz TV Trent Cole
INDIANAPOLIS–Trent Cole is Hunting a Super Bowl in Indianapolis
You could say competitive sports run in the family for Colts linebacker Trent Cole. Eight of his uncles are high school or college coaches. His cousin, Norris Cole, is an NBA player who won two championships with the Miami Heat.
But the eleven-year NFL veteran also has another passion: hunting. Sports may be in his blood, but for Cole, the outdoors is a way of life. Blitz TV Trent Cole
“You’ve got to have a balance,” he says. “You’ve got family. You’ve got to remember that. It’s God first, family second, and then your job. And then there’s hunting. You’ve got to learn when it’s time to quit and have respect for everything.”
Growing up in rural Ohio, it was his stepdad who introduced him to hunting. He would ask his mom to leave him at the archery shop down the road so he could hang out, talk with the guys, and absorb as much knowledge as possible.
Once she bought him a bow, he says he was hooked – and his passion grew as he did.
“From there on, I had buddies of mine and we were filming our hunts and we had idols, like ESPN Outdoors,” he says. “And next thing you know, college came, we’re still doing it. NFL, I had a little change in my pocket, and I ended up starting my own production company and we’re doing DVDs and the next year, it turned into a TV series and now we’re on national TV.
This is my sixth year in television and we’re worldwide.”
Blitz TV airs on NBC Sports and the Discovery Channel. For Cole, it’s both a job and a release.
“I’ve always had coaches through my career, especially in the NFL,
tell me, ‘Man, you have a getaway. You have an outlet. You know how to switch it off and come back the next day and come back to work.’ It’s nice. It’s relaxing.”