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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | May 4, 1968 Riverside Township, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Cinnaminson (NJ) | ||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||||
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Andre Pierre Collins (born May 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins. Collins currently serves as director of retired players for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), where he works to ensure retirees make successful post-football transitions.[1]
A standout inside linebacker playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Collins was named a 1989 All-American and a Butkus Award finalist. He attended Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey.[2] Collins was in the first group of inductees to the Cinnaminson High School Athletics Hall of Fame.[3] He was selected by Washington in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.76 s | 1.70 s | 2.72 s | 4.33 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Collins earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration from Penn State in 1991.
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References
- ^ Andre Collins - Transition Player | NEWS | NFLPLAYERS.COM
- ^ Andre Collins profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Database Football. Accessed July 19, 2007.
- ^ "Bengals Linebacker Leads Cinnaminson Hall-of-fame List," 8 Oct 1997, by Beth Onufrak; http://articles.philly.com/1997-10-08/sports/25536753_1_field-hockey-state-basketball-title-track
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Andre Collins, Combine Results, OLB - Penn State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
External links
- "Andre Collins, Transition Player", NFL Players Association website, July 16, 2004.
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