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Friday, August 01, 2008 --- 20 days ago http://www.norwichbulletin.com/sports/pros/x544098672/NFL-rookie-returns-to-root
 Marvin Harrison. Reggie Wayne. Anthony Gonzalez. Big NFL names. Big-game receivers from big schools -- Syracuse, Miami (Fla.) and Ohio State, respectively. Then there is the newest addition to the Indianapolis Colts’ receiving corps -- rookie Pierre Garcon, a sixth-round draft pick from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. Garcon returns to Stark County this weekend when the Colts play the Washington Redskins in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. Kickoff is 8 p.m. Sunday at Fawcett Stadium. Garcon left Mount Union with two national titles, 4,380 receiving yards and 60 touchdown receptions. He returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown in a postseason all-star game, then ran a 4.37 at the NFL Combine in February. So don’t think that Garcon is intimidated by his teammates’ pedigrees. “Nah, I haven’t heard anything about (coming from Division III),” Garcon said from Colts training camp at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. “I guess they know, but no one cares. We’re all the same here. “Marvin and Reggie and Anthony, they’re three great receivers. They’re three great guys to learn from. They’ve been great. “I feel good about being in the mix. I’ve just got to wait. Wait and basically learn.” The 6-foot, 210-pound Garcon was the first Colts rookie to sign when he inked his initial pro deal last Tuesday. Within 48 hours, the team’s other eight draft picks all signed contracts. All of the Colts’ rookies were good to ... |
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