Video: Marshall Faulk Gives Viral Intro Speech to Colorado as Deion Sanders' RB Coach

Former NFL MVP Marshall Faulk has officially begun his career as Colorado's running backs coach.

Faulk gave his introductory speech to the Buffaloes around the 7:30 mark of a spring training video shared Wednesday by Well Off Media.

"I'm new. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Marshall Faulk. I don't want to get into stats. If you want those, I'm Google-able. Check me out," Faulk told his players.

"How you do one thing is how you do everything," Faulk continued. "Think about that. If you slack off in school, then at some point in time, the guy to your left, the guy to your right, the guy in front of you, the guy behind you, they can't count on you because you're going to slack off."

Faulk added: "What we want from you, it requires no talent. Effort requires no talent. Hustle requires no talent.

"You don't have to be the fastest, you don't have to be the strongest, you don't have to be the smartest to give effort. It requires no talent. If you give effort, watch what it brings to you."

This marks the first college coaching job for Faulk, who previously served as an analyst for NFL Network following his retirement as a player.

Faulk, a College Football Hall of Famer, played at San Diego State and entered the 1994 NFL Draft as the No. 2 pick.

He went on to spend 12 seasons in the NFL, including five seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and seven with the St. Louis Rams.

Less than a year after being traded to the Rams in April 1999, Faulk joined with Kurt Warner to lead the franchise to its first Super Bowl.

Faulk was one of the NFL's top offensive players during his prime, winning three straight Offensive Player of the Year Awards and one MVP trophy between 1999 and 2001.

He retired following the 2005 season, and had his No. 28 jersey retired by the Rams in 2007.

Colorado recorded nine wins for the first time in eight seasons last year but is now bracing to lose star quarterback Shedeur Sanders and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter to the 2025 NFL draft.

Even with Sanders, however, the Buffaloes ran one of the worst rushing offenses in college football last season. Colorado ranked last in the FBS with 65.2 rushing yards per game in 2024.

Faulk will now look to help his "good friend" Deion Sanders turn around Colorado's run game as the head coach heads into his third season with the Buffaloes.