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Colston gets knee scoped, cleaned but will be ready to go soon

11:57 AM CDT on Thursday, March 20, 2008

By Bradley Handwerger / WWL-TV.com Staff Writer bhandwerger@wwltv.com

METAIRIE - Add receiver Marques Colston to the list of those unable to perform fully at the beginning of Saints offseason training.

Saints receiver Marques Colston expects to be back fully healthy this offseason.

Like Deuce McAllister, like Mike McKenzie, like Jonathan Vilma, Colston is coming off of knee surgery.

But don’t worry, he said. It’s nothing big.

“Had a scope to clean a lot of things out of there,” Colston said. “I had a lot of irritation in there. Now’s the time to clean up and get healthy.”

He expects to be back running and cutting and being Marques Colston in two to three weeks.

“I’m still limited as far as conditioning goes,” he said. “I’m getting my conditioning on the bike. If I needed to, I probably could go. But it’s just not smart at this point. Just (want to) get as healthy as possible.”

Colston was banged up for most of the season. He didn't miss any games, but had a knee tweak before the year, a chest contusion and a hand injury. With the season nearly three months gone, those injuries are healed, he said.

MC an RFA after 08

Colston become a restricted free agent after this season, meaning the Saints would have to match any offer from another team to keep the young receiver around.

But don’t ask him about it. He doesn’t know.

“It’s not even really something I’ve thought about,” Colston said.

Asked if his agent has been in contact with the Saints to try to get a contract done prior to the season, Colston wasn’t sure.

“To be honest, I don’t really know,” he said. “I honestly have not been in contact with that.”

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