Austin Collie will be the Indianapolis Colts’ third wide receiver — for the regular-season opener, at least.
Collie, a fourth-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft from Brigham Young University, played mostly in the slot during the preseason, and Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell said on Wednesday he will be the first receiver in at the third position Sunday.
“This particular game as we see it today – and I stress today – Austin Collie is going be sort of the third guy,” Caldwell said Wednesday as the Colts (12-4, second AFC South last season) prepared to play the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11, fourth place) in the 2009 regular-season opener at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Most rookie receivers don’t do much their 1st year. Perhaps 25 catches for 400 yards would be good for Collie as a rookie sharing playing time with Garcon. The Colts must feel pretty good about this year’s recievers since they are only carrying 4 on the active roster, 5 if you count Clark as a hybrid WR/TE.
Nice report John.
Collie is really impressing me so far. Seems like we’re going to get some good production out of a rookie WR this year. That’s really rare, especially in the Colts’ system.