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Marques Colston is a Saints receiver known for his long frame, sure hands and black visor, a vital component of the NFL’s top-ranked passing
offense from last season.

When Colston takes his helmet off and flies back to his hometown, his skill set transforms into sales, marketing and gameday operations — whatever grunt work needs to be done.

This summer marks his first full season as majority owner of the Harrisburg (Pa.) Stampede, a minor-league indoor football team. While Colston spent Tuesday through Thursday at Saints minicamp, he was scheduled to travel to Fayetteville, N.C., in time for Saturday night’s American Indoor Football Championship game against the Cape Fear Heroes.

For Colston, the reasoning behind his busy offseason is twofold. He wanted to create a business in his hometown that offered community outreach, especially to youth. Also, as his own catches and yards pile up — this fall marks his eighth NFL season — he is preparing for life after his playing career.

“As I continue to put years into here, there’s some point where you’re going to transition out of it, whether it’s on your own terms or not,” said Colston, who on Wednesday turned 30.

“So when the opportunity presented itself, I felt like it was a pretty good one to take advantage of.”

Read more: Saints receiver Marques Colston juggles NFL, indoor franchise | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA

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