New Orleans Saints’ Marques Colston Isn’t Finished Yet

August 10, 2014   ·   Max Garland   ·   Jump to comments

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston needs to be appreciated more.
After an underwhelming 2013 season, the Saints’ all-time receiving leader has been all but forgotten in the public eye. In his place is quarterback Drew Brees’ younger set of pass-catchers such as Brandin Cooks, Jimmy Graham and Kenny Stills.
But there is reason to believe that Colston will look like his old self in 2014. Using his 6’4” frame to punish corners without a nagging foot injury holding him back, he should emerge yet again as Brees’ favorite target at wide receiver.
Battling a foot injury throughout the start of the season, 2013 looked like the beginning of the end for Colston—he had a career-low 62.9 receiving yards per game. He had his fewest receiving yards since 2008 at 943. He had his fewest touchdowns since 2008 at five. It looked like the 31-year-old receiver would gradually be phased out for Cooks and Stills in the twilight of his career.<...

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