Colts’ Mike Strachan no longer a secret

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A breakthrough show astatine grooming campy has Colts fans buzzing.

Mike Strachan’s travel from the Bahamas to Charleston, West Virginia helped him go Grand Park’s hidden gem.

“I’m conscionable an land lad from the Bahamas,” Strachan said. “Love my family, emotion the Colts organization.”

The concealed is retired astir the Colts’ seventh-round pick. All it took was 1 standout show successful the preseason for the Big Mike instrumentality nine to form.

“That’s a large body, man,” seasoned Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said. “You know, he’s, he’s huge. Just propulsion it up, fto him spell get him. And he’s running. He runs truly fast. Uh, you know, I can’t hold to spot each the things helium tin do.”

After his NFL preseason debut, the rookie rallied enactment from legends astir the league similar Reggie Wayne and Chad Johnson — arsenic good arsenic underdogs everyplace — who encouraged the erstwhile Division II prima to bargain a roster spot.

“Talked to a batch of people, you know, who who’ve been determination and done that,” Strachan said. “For example, Michael Irvin, helium told maine earlier I came successful for camp, you know, helium told maine to travel successful and conscionable beryllium yourself and whenever you get a chance, spell retired determination and marque a play.”

Meanwhile, Colts cornerback Xavier Rhodes has noticed some his size and physicality astatine camp. He compared Strachan to a fistful of receivers he’s faced passim his career.

“You look astatine the receivers similar Calvin Johnson, look astatine receivers like, uh, Julio Jones, um, Brandon Marshall erstwhile helium was astatine Chicago, Alshon Jeffrey, I tin support going down the database of the guys I went with. He has the quality to beryllium that, but I mean, he’d person to support working,” Rhodes said.

The Strachan banal keeps rising arsenic the rookie keeps climbing the extent illustration during camp. In fact, helium earned archetypal squad reps during signifier No. 15 successful Westfield.