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Marques Colston | Wide Receiver

Team: New Orleans Saints
Age / DOB:  (30) / 6/5/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 225
College: Hofstra
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The Saints have freed up $2.1 million in 2013 salary cap space by reworking Marques Colston's contract.
Colston signed his five-year, $36.3 million deal just last March, but the Saints are up against the cap. $2.8 million of Colston's $4.5 million salary has been turned into a "signing" bonus, prorated over the contract's life. So Colston gets the $2.8 million bonus and a $1.7 million salary. He loses no money. Feb 27 - 6:02 PM
Source: Jason La Canfora on Twitter

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Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught five passes for 52 yards with two touchdowns in the Saints' Week 17 loss to the Panthers.

Colston will be 30 in June and lacks burst/long speed, but he's still a prime target of Drew Brees in the red zone. And that's more than enough to sustain WR2 production. Colston finishes his seventh NFL season with 83 catches for 1,154 yards and 10 touchdowns, giving him 58 career scores. There won't be a ton of upside with Colston in 2013, but the floor remains high. He's gone over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns in four straight seasons.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 06:24:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston led the Saints with ten catches for 153 yards in Sunday's Week 16 overtime win against the Cowboys.

Colston was targeted a team-high 13 times on the day and was having his way with Cowboys defenders over the middle of the field. His longest gain was of the 60-yard variety, which is a season-high and the longest catch for Colston in four seasons. The 153 yards put Colston over the 1,000-yard mark for the season, while he's achieved that feat in six of his seven years in the league. Colston and the Saints will host the Panthers in the regular season finale next week.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 05:14:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught three passes for 60 yards in Sunday's Week 15, 41-0 blowout win over the Bucs.

Colston was targeted just the three times on the day, and he was pretty much a non-factor after halftime. Drew Brees was working the underneath routes with Darren Sproles while taking advantage of Jimmy Graham over the deep middle. After scoring at will over the season's first 12 weeks, Colston hasn't found the end zone in the last three games. He'll look to change that next week against the Cowboys.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 04:58:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught four passes for 61 yards in New Orleans' Week 14 loss to the Giants, and also lost a fumble.

Colston's fumble killed the Saints' opening drive, and gave New York the ball at New Orleans' 45-yard line. It set the tone for a day where the Saints routinely gave the G-Men excellent field position through special-teams miscues and turnovers. Colston has now gone eight games without a 100-yard afternoon, but has a mouthwatering Week 15 matchup in the Bucs' horrendous pass defense.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 08:08:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught six passes for 71 yards in Thursday night's Week 13 loss to the Falcons.

Colston tied for the team-high with Lance Moore with his 11 targets, but the Atlanta defense managed to keep the Saints' passing attack out of the end zone. It was just the second time in the past five weeks that Colston was kept off the score sheet. He has a great chance to find pay dirt against the Giants' weak pass defense in Week 14.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 12:23:00 AM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston and Lance Moore are not listed on the Saints injury report for Week 13.

Colston and Moore were both given in-game tests for concussions on Sunday, but quickly returned. It's a good sign that both players are practicing in full despite getting banged up by a bruising 49ers defense. They will be in the starting lineup Thursday at Atlanta.
Related: Lance Moore
Source: WWLTV New Orleans
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 05:10:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught four of five targets for 36 yards and a touchdown versus the 49ers in Week 12.

Colston showed off his monster catch radius on a 10-yard score in the back of the end zone, but essentially a non-factor otherwise. He did return to catch a pass after being sent for concussion tests in the third quarter. On pace for an 80/1,101/12 stat line, Colston draws Asante Samuel and the Falcons in Week 13.
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 08:24:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston was sent to the locker room after taking a hard hit from Dashon Goldson in the third quarter of Sunday's Week 12 game versus the 49ers.

Colston was down for a minute after being up-ended by Goldson on a Donte Whitner pick-six, but was able to walk off the field under his own power. Colston did land awkwardly on his shoulder/neck area, so he will be sent for testing. FOX's Pam Oliver reports Colston has passed his concussion tests and will return for the final quarter and a half.
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 06:19:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught four passes for 69 yards in the Saints' Week 11 victory over the Raiders.

Colston was targeted six times on the day and was held out of the end zone for just the second time since Week 4. He hasn't topped 73 yards receiving since the Week 6 bye, but remains a legitimate WR1 and lethal red zone option. Colston will have a tougher matchup against a physical San Francisco defense in Week 12.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 07:52:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught three passes for 26 yards and a touchdown on six targets versus the Falcons in Week 10.

The Falcons have been shutting down No. 1 receivers all season. Colston did well to reach over the goal line for a 7-yard score while Jimmy Graham was stealing the show. Colston tied Deuce McAllister's franchise record of 55 touchdowns on the play. He has a better matchup at Oakland in Week 11.
Sun, Nov 11, 2012 05:54:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught four passes for 46 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' Week 9 win over the Eagles on Monday night.

Colston reeled in all four targets that came his way. With Jimmy Graham dominating the middle of the field and the Saints' running game doing their job, Colston and the wideout group wasn't asked to take on much work. Colston's touchdown catch came via the one-yard variety at the end of the second quarter where he beat Nnamdi Asomugha in the back of the end zone. After eight games, the receiver is on pace for an 88/1252/12 line. The yards and touchdowns would be career-highs. Colston is a legit WR1 for the remainder of the season. Atlanta is up next on the schedule.
Tue, Nov 6, 2012 12:57:00 AM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

The Broncos held Marques Colston in check in Week 8 by matching him up with Champ Bailey on the majority of plays.

Perhaps the hottest receiver in the league entering the game, Colston finished with five catches for 63 yards, and a late-game 14-yard reception came with Bailey on the sideline due to the blowout score. Bailey doesn't always follow opposing No. 1 receivers into the slot, but he did on Sunday Night Football and helped shut down the Saints' offense, which is usually an impossible task.
Related: Broncos
Source: Denver Post
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 05:01:00 PM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught five passes for 63 yards in New Orleans' Week 8 loss to the Broncos.

Colston had trouble getting loose against an inspired Broncos secondary, and caught fewer than seven passes for the first time in four games. He's still averaging 7.5 receptions for 105 yards since Week 4, however, and tied Jimmy Graham for the team lead in targets this evening. There just wasn't any space in the passing game for a Saints' team whose defense left them no room for error. Colston will square off with the Eagles' embattled defense in Week 9.
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 12:14:00 AM
Marques Colston - WR - Saints

Marques Colston caught seven passes for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Bucs in Week 7.

Colston has been killing it over the past three games, racking up 25 catches for 357 yards and five touchdowns. With Jimmy Graham out with an ankle injury, Colston became the top red-zone option for Drew Brees. Colston got the Saints on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a 17-yard touchdown, where he swiveled his way into the front right corner of the end zone. He'll likely see a lot of Champ Bailey when New Orleans travels to Denver in Week 8.
Sun, Oct 21, 2012 05:01:00 PM