Legend to Legend: @MarquesColston congratulates @A_kamara6 on breaking his #Saints career TD mark! #Saints pic.twitter.com/13OeKLv9Lp
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 8, 2023
Now this is cool. There weren’t many players more beloved by fans than Marques Colston during his time with the New Orleans Saints, with the “Quiet Storm” rising from an afterthought as a late-round draft pick to become the team’s record-holder for touchdowns scored (72).
But his record fell on Sunday with star running back Alvin Kamara rumbling into the end zone for his 73rd career score. And though Colston was often slow to speak on his own accomplishments as a player, he was quick to praise Kamara’s achievement on Sunday.
Colston responded to Kamara’s historic play in a video shared by the Saints on social media, “Hey what’s up Alvin, just want to say congratulations on your new touchdown record. As a fan of the game I love everything about your game, love everything you bring to the field and to the organization. Just truly excited for you because I know you’re just getting started. I can’t wait to see how much higher you push the bar. Congrats again.”
It’s really cool to see two great players from different eras of Saints football interact like this. Colston may not be No. 1 in the record books anymore, but fans are still going to look back on his career fondly for a very long time.
