Colston A Quiet Storm For The Saints' Offense



He's eighth in receiving yards

By Larry Holder/Sun Herald

METAIRIE, La. - Marques Colston still hasn't gotten the memo that he's an NFL wide receiver.

When talking to the media or any of his teammates, ears had better be perked or they'll probably miss what he's saying. Colston is almost what you could call the anti-receiver.

He's more like a whisperer. His brash teammate Joe Horn sits a couple of lockers down. Horn can humble just about anyone.

Maybe Colston's humility comes with being only three picks away from becoming "Mr. Irrelevant" in the 2006 NFL Draft as the New Orleans Saints selected him in the seventh round. Pick No. 252, to be exact.

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