Former ETC athlete is heading to the NFL

MARQUETTE – An Ontonagon County athlete is heading to the NFL.  Former Northern Michigan Offensive lineman Jake Witt was drafted on Saturday in the 7th round by the Indianapolis Colts at pick number 236. Witt was a standout athlete at Ewen Trout-Creek as a basketball player where he scored more than 1,000 points in basketball and grabbed 1,000 rebounds. He also played basketball at Michigan Tech before transferring to NMU where he played football.  Witt is the first Wildcat to be drafted since Mark Maddox was taken by the Buffalo Bills in 1991.