Marques Colston is part of a Millennial Generation (also known as Generation Y). Elizondo then continued, “We stayed in contact throughout that first year.
Plain and simple, there might not be a football player I've covered whom I respect more than Zach Strief. Just having a chance to watch those guys work was really the thing that I needed. But coming from a smaller school was still an obstacle Colston needed to overcome. For Colston, this has become a labor of love and purpose. You don't know what it's like to raise a son and teach him how to navigate a system set up for him to fail. My sole purpose every day was to earn a job and to keep it.”Entering the midpoint of his NFL career, those ankle, hand and knee issues may have just seemed like nagging injuries. The last few weeks have been trying, former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston said Wednesday. But, while the game gave him so much, life took something unimaginable away.
They reached out to me to invest.
Once I made the commitment, I had the opportunity to get to campus and meet some of the seniors, the coaching staff, and some of the other players there.
Largely in part because players from schools like Hofstra don’t typically make it to the NFL. Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Fleur-de-Links, May 14: Cesar Ruiz almost went to a different team and … I’d call him and say I noticed a couple of things. Mission accomplished.Colston has continued to impress off the field. The beauty of Marques is that he is the same person he was before he became an NFL player, same guy he was consistently through college. I ended up investing in this team.” A couple years later, Colston saw an opportunity to become much more involved and really learn all the aspects of running a franchise. Millennials is a generation who grew up with computers, internet and social networks. But despite all the statistics and accolades he collected, it was never about the awards for the Quiet Storm. There wasn’t a lot of limelight. The Saints and Falcons have both fallen squarely out of the postseason picture, while the Eagles are hanging on due to a terrible NFC East division.Colston, 32, had been with the Saints since 2006, when he was selected in the seventh round of the draft, 252nd overall. Drew, I … "As a man, a black man, and a father, you comments today cut deep," Colston said. During high school, Colston admitted, “There wasn’t a whole lot of success to be honest with you. While the talent was aligned, and some breaks came at the right time throughout the season for the Saints, Colston’s memory of how they ultimately reached the pinnacle of the football world was in the preparation. By releasing him, New Orleans could trim his cap hit from $5.9MM to just $2.7MM, creating some additional flexibility for the team to handle its offseason business.Until the move is official, there may still be a chance that the Saints reach some sort of agreement with Colston to keep him on the roster at a reduced rate, but it seems increasingly clear that he won’t return on his current contract.