Austin Collie Austin Kirk Collie ( born November 11 , 1985 ) is a Canadian born American football wide receiver , who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round ( 127th overall ) in the 2009 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Brigham Young University Cougars . Pre - NFL years . Collie was born in Hamilton , Ontario . His father , Scott Collie , played football at Brigham Young University ( BYU ) from 1979 – 1982 and played professional in the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats and briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1983 pre - season . His older brother , Zac Collie , also played receiver for the BYU Cougars from 2003 – 2006 . Austin served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in Buenos Aires , Argentina . He was recruited by Stanford , Arizona , Arizona State , Washington State , Oregon State , Colorado , Utah , and UNLV before signing with BYU . Collie starred as a wide receiver at Oak Ridge High School and garnered many awards . He was a PrepStar and SuperPrep All - American as well as being voted Northern California ' s Most Valuable Player . During his senior season he recorded 60 receptions for a total of 978 yards and 18 touchdowns . In 2004 , Collie became an Eagle Scout . In December 2009 , Collie ' s hometown newspaper , The Sacramento Bee named him Sacramento Area ' s Player of the Decade ( 2000 – 2009 ) . Austin married Brooke Pendleton during his college reign in 2007 ; she is the sister to one of Austin ' s college teammates . The couple have one son , Nash ( b . Dec . 2010 ) College career . In 2004 , Collie was named MWC Freshman of the Year . He was also named the MVP of the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl and all – MWC first – team receiver in 2008 . Collie set a series of records during his three – year career at BYU ( 2004 , 2007 – 2008 ) . Additionally , Collie was also one of the highest rated wide receiver s in College Football during his junior season in which he was selected to the college football All – American team . On January 9 , 2009 , Collie announced in a press conference that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2009 NFL Draft . The Indianapolis Colts then drafted him in the fourth round . Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . Collie impressed Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell in the preseason and was placed third on the depth chart at the wide receiver position for the 2009 season , placing ahead of Pierre Garçon for the slot receiver position . However , Garçon soon jumped Collie on the depth chart shortly thereafter . Collie finished his rookie season in the NFL among the top statistical leaders for all rookies at the wide receiver position . Collie started his second year promising , making numerous TD catches and establishing himself as Peyton Manning ' s " go - to guy " , after Dallas Clark got a season ending injury . However , on November 7 , 2010 , Collie was involved in a collision against the Philadelphia Eagles , in which he was hit on both sides of his head by Quintin Mikell and Kurt Coleman . Collie was taken off the field on a stretcher . According to a televised ESPN update , Collie was seen sitting up and moving after several minutes working with medics . Collie suffered a concussion as a result of the collision . Coleman was penalized for unnecessary roughness for the hit on Collie , but neither player was fined , as the NFL later ruled that the contact that caused the injury was incidental as a result of Mikell ' s initial hit . On December 19 , 2010 , Collie was hit in the head by Daryl Smith ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) and was down for several minutes . It was his second concussion - related injury that year and ultimately ended his 2010 season . Despite the fact that no fines have been assessed , the highly visible injuries to Collie have added to the debate about violent hits in football . On December 22 , 2010 , Collie was placed on IR , the seventeenth Colt to end his season early in 2010 . Collie played in all 16 games , making 5 starts , during the 2011 Regular Season but managed to only catch one touchdown pass among his 54 receptions . During a 2012 preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , Collie suffered his third concussion of his career . During the third game of the 2012 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars , Collie suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee , causing him to miss the rest of the 2012 season . On February 15 , 2013 , Collie was told he would not be re - signed by the Colts .