Witt home before push to make Colts' roster

By JASON JUNO

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EWEN --- As Jake Witt gets closer to achieving his goals with the Indianapolis Colts, he’s still a Yooper.

Last week, the Ewen-Trout Creek graduate helped out at the U.P. Football All-Star Game in Marquette. The day after the game, he fished. The day after that, the same thing.

Of course there’s still training to keep up with, the playbook and position skillwork to perfect. But he has another month before the Colts’ grueling training camp starts. Why rush a U.P. summer?

“That’s what I’ve been trying to do, that and train,” Witt said after getting off Eri...