Austin Collie: 'Bienvenido, Super Bowl'

Indianapolis receiver Austin Collie spent two years on an LDS mission in Argentina before becoming a standout receiver at BYU, and of course, he picked up Spanish pretty well during his time around Buenos Aires.

In South Florida, where the Latin influence is everywhere, he got to show off those language skills.

Once Spanish-language reporters at Tuesday's media day figured out that he was bilingual, Collie became an even bigger hit, speaking fluently with those outlets for several minutes — even though they had to prod him along a couple of times for the right word.

How often does he get to use Spanish in Indianapolis?

"Never," Collie said.

Collie was off the football grid from January 2005 through January 2007, not knowing much of anything that was going on back home on the sports front.

Oddly, he came back to the U.S. just in time to see the Colts win the Super Bowl in Miami three years ago. And now, he's with them.

"I missed seeing the 2005 and 2006 Super Bowls, but was back in time to see the Colts win over the Bears," Collie said.