"When I played football in Cincinnati, a lot of my teammates called me 'Bondo,'" Bond, 27, told WRTV of his time at the University of Cincinnati.
The Random Cookie ExperienceBond says he started baking cookies from scratch in January 2020. He and his wife had a family event to attend, and he decided to contribute cookies—made-from-scratch cookies, at that."The thought of just failing at baking, fired me up," Bond said, laughing.He worked to perfect a chocolate chip cookie recipe for about three to four months. Then, when he felt like he had it down, he started bringing them to work for his co-workers.
Bond's been out of the league for four years now and says he still feels the immense support of his family and friends in Indianapolis as he's launched his business."Everybody was excited for me to launch because the neighborhood pretty much had the test run of trying them out for free," Bond said."October through December, there were a lot of 'Cookies with Santa' events that were going on in December.
"Bonding people together is just kind of like my nature as a person," Bond said."I want to bring people together and bring happiness to people."