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LENNOXVILLE — There are times, Danny Anthrop admits, where he wonders what might have been had he not suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during his junior year at Purdue.

The 6-foot, 193-pound receiver looked destined to become an impact player in the NFL before suffering the injury.

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“I think it was probably, in the long run, good for me. I did a lot of growing up,” the 24-year-old, who’s trying to crack the Alouettes’ roster, said Thursday morning following the first of two practices at Bishop’s University.

“It was a tough time. Going through that kind of makes you stronger. It definitely didn’t help me on the field,” the native of West Lafayette, Ind., added. “It’s a huge adversity. I was having my best year in college. And then I had the injury in Game 9. There was a lot of damage. It was a long recovery.”

Anthrop had a slow recovery that hampered his senior season, although he still managed to catch a career-high 57 passes. He completed his collegiate career in 2015 with 113 catches for 1,384 yards and nine touchdowns in 41 games. He went undrafted, despite being timed at 4.40 seconds over 40 yards at his pro day, before signing with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent.