Saints WR Marques Colston buys share in Philadelphia Soul

NEW ORLEANS Saints wide receiver Marques Colston is close to joining the ownership group of the Philadelphia Soul.

Colston owns the Harrisburg Stampede, a franchise in the Professional Indoor Football League, which is a lower level than the Arena Football League in which the Soul plays.

Colston's ownership share in the Soul couldn't be determined. The 31-year-old holds every significant receiving record for the Saints, and was a key player when New Orleans won the Super Bowl following the 2009 season.

Colston was born in Harrisburg and was a seventh-round pick of the Saints in 2006.

ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski is a majority owner of the Soul. Messages left for Jaworski were not returned.

The Soul plays an 18-game schedule that begins in the spring.