Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is a former
American football
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safety
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who played seven seasons for the
Green Bay Packers of the
National Football League
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(NFL).
He played
college football at
Bethune-Cookman, and was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the
2005 NFL Draft
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. Collins led the league in interceptions returned for touchdowns and interception return yards in the
2008 season. In
Super Bowl XLV
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, he intercepted
Ben Roethlisberger
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for a touchdown as the Packers beat the
Pittsburgh Steelers, 31–25.
In
2011, Collins suffered a career-ending neck injury during a game against the Carolina Panthers. He was officially released by the Packers in 2012, and formally announced his retirement in 2014. Collins was inducted into the
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
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in 2016.
High school
Collins was a diverse athlete during his high school career. He attended
Dixie County High School
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in
Cross City, Florida, and lettered twice as a
quarterback
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,
running back
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and block. Ther ...
and
defensive back. Collins was also given first-team all-conference honors and was named team MVP as a senior. Collins also earned two letters as a basketball
guard
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and three letters as a
center fielder in baseball.
College career
He was a student athlete at
Bethune-Cookman University in
Daytona Beach, Florida, where he played for the
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
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team.
In 2002, Collins spent the majority of the season as a reserve
linebacker
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. He played in all thirteen games of the season, making his first two starts in the final two games of the season at the
strong safety position. Collins finished the season with 35 tackles (22 solo), one interception, five defended passes, one fumble recovery and eight kickoff returns for 181 yards. His strongest statistical performance of the season was an eight-tackle game in his first start, against
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the Un ...
, on November 23.
Collins became a full-time starter at free safety for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in 2003. He started 11 of the season's 12 games, missing only a November 15 contest against
Howard University
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. Collins had a breakout season in 2003, leading the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose full members are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern and the Mid-Atlantic United States. It participates in the National C ...
in interceptions with six and finished third in the conference in passes defended with 13. He also contributed 54 tackles (33 solo), a fumble recovery, and the first defensive touchdown of his college career (intercepting a pass by
Norfolk State University
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History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...
quarterback Willie Mitchell and returning it 45 yards for the score). He was an all-conference selection for the season.
As a senior in 2004, Collins was an
Associated Press
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third-team
Division I-AA
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All-America selection and first-team All-MEAC honors at the free safety position. He once again led the conference with six interceptions, led his team in solo tackles (34) and passes defended (13), and scored the second and final defensive touchdown of his collegiate career. Collins had an interception in each of the first four games of the 2004 season. He had a memorable performance in the final game of his college career, intercepting FAMU quarterback Ben Dougherty at the Bethune-Cookman 8 yard line with only 1:49 left in regulation, sending the game into overtime and to an eventual 58-52 double
overtime
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*by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society) ...
Bethune-Cookman victory.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
The
Green Bay Packers selected Collins in the second round (51st pick overall) of the
2005 NFL Draft
The 2005 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also he ...
. Collins would become only the second Bethune-Cookman player to make the Packers roster. Many draft analysts immediately labeled the selection a "major reach" by the Packers due to Collins third to fifth round projection. NFL draft experts
Mel Kiper Jr. also labeled Collins a reach by the Packers and stated, "Corner Nick Collins is a good athlete but very raw and was a reach in the second round."
2005
On August 2, 2005, the Green Bay Packers signed Collins to a five-year, $3.76 million
contract
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that includes $896,100 guaranteed and a
signing bonus of $361,040.
Green Bay Packers'
GM Ted Thompson
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drafted Collins in hopes of him eventually becoming the Packers' starting free safety after
Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharper (born November 3, 1975) is an American convicted serial rapist and a former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football at William & Mary and was selected ...
vacated the role when he was granted his release and signed with the NFC North rival
Minnesota Vikings
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. Throughout
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, Collins competed against
Earl Little
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,
Arturo Freeman, and
Marviel Underwood for a job as a starting safety. Head coach
Mike Sherman
Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954) is an American gridiron football coach and former player who most recently was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the head coach of the Green B ...
named Collins the starting free safety to start the regular season, alongside strong safety
Mark Roman
Mark Emery Roman (born on March 16, 1977) is a former American football player safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Louisia ...
.
He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the
Green Bay Packers' season-opener at the
Detroit Lions and made one tackle in their 17–3 loss.
On November 21, 2005, he collected 11 combined tackles (eight solo), two pass deflections, and made his first career interception off a pass by quarterback
Daunte Culpepper during a 20–17 loss to the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...
in Week 11.
In Week 15, Collins made a season-high 12 combined tackles (11 solo) and a pass deflection in a 48–3 loss at the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
.
He completed his rookie season in
2005 with a career-high 84 combined tackles (63 solo), seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and an interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
2006
On January 2, 2006, Packers' GM Ted Thompson fired head coach
Mike Sherman
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after the Packers finished with a 4–12 record in 2005. Collins entered training camp slated as the starting free safety. Head coach
Mike McCarthy
Michael John McCarthy (born November 10, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). From 2006 to 2018, he was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. In 2011, he led t ...
officially named Collins the starter to begin the regular season, opposite starting strong safety
Marquand Manuel
Marquand Alexander Manuel (born July 11, 1979) is an American football coach and former safety who is the safeties coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the At ...
.
In Week 2, Collins collected a season-high eight solo tackles in a 34–27 loss to the
New Orleans Saints
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. On December 3, 2006, he recorded a season-high nine combined tackles in the Packers' 38–10 loss to the
New York Jets in Week 13. On December 31, 2006, Collins made six solo tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, two interceptions, and scored his first career touchdown in a 26–7 victory at the
Chicago Bears in Week 17. He intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback
Brian Griese
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and returned for a 55-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The touchdown marked the first
pick six of his career. Collins completed the
2006 season with 80 combined tackles (65 solo), ten pass deflections, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
2007
He retained his job as the starting free safety to begin 2007, alongside strong safety
Atari Bigby
Atari David Bigby (born September 19, 1981) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.
Bigby has also been a me ...
. In Week 2, Collins collected a season-high five solo tackles during a 35–13 victory at the
New York Giants.
He was inactive, for the first time in his career, for three games (Weeks 11–13) after injuring his knee. He finished the season with 46 combined tackles (40 solo) and five pass deflections in 13 games and 13 starts.
The
Green Bay Packers finished the
2007 season first in the
NFC North
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with a 13–3 record and earned a first round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. On January 12, 2008, Collins started in his first career playoff game and recorded four solo tackles in the Packers' 42–20 victory against the
Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round.
The following week, he made another four solo tackles as the Packers were eliminated from the playoffs after being defeated 23–20 by the
New York Giants in the
NFC Championship Game.
2008
Head coach Mike McCarthy retained Collins and Atari Bigby as the starting safeties to start the 2008 season. On September 14, 2008, Collins recorded two combined tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception by quarterback
Jon Kitna
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for a 42-yard touchdown in Week 2 48–25 victory over the
Detroit Lions. In Week 4, Collins made seven combined tackles, broke up a pass, and made an interception in a 31–20 loss at the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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. The following week, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles in the Packers' 27–24 loss to the
Atlanta Falcons in Week 5. In a Week 6 34–14 blowout win over the
Indianapolis Colts, he intercepted a pass by quarterback
Peyton Manning in the third quarter and returned it for his second touchdown of the season. On October 19, 2008, he made a tackle, a season-high two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a 59-yard touchdown in a 28–27 loss at the
Minnesota Vikings
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in Week 10. He scored his touchdown after intercepting a pass by
Gus Frerotte
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Frerotte, who was selected to ...
and returning it for his third
pick six of the season as well as his career. On December 17, 2008, it was announced that Collins was voted to the
2009 Pro Bowl to mark his first
Pro Bowl selection of his career.
Collins ended the season with 72 combined tackles (60 solo), a career-high 15 pass deflections, career-high seven interceptions, three touchdowns, and a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts.
He led the league with three
pick sixes and 295 interception return yards in 2008.
2009
Collins was unsatisfied with his contract for the upcoming season and opted to skip organized team activities, but attended mandatory minicamp.
On January 5, 2009, the Green Bay Packers fired defensive coordinator
Bob Sanders
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and five other defensive coaches. The defense failed to hold on to multiple fourth quarter leads throughout 2008 and were the main cause of the Packers finishing with a 6-10 record. The Green Bay Packers' new defensive coordinator,
Dom Capers
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, opted to retain Collins and
Bigby as the starting safeties to begin 2009.
On September 20, 2009, Collins recorded a season-high seven combined tackles and a pass deflection in a 31–24 loss to the
Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.
In Week 10, he collected five combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career sack on quarterback
Tony Romo
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during a 17–7 win against the
Dallas Cowboys
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.
On December 13, 2009, he made four combined tackles, broke up two passes, and an interception in the Packers' 21–14 victory at the
Chicago Bears in Week 14.
His interception extended his streak to four consecutive games with an interception.
On December 30, 2009, it was announced that Collins was one of three safeties to be named to the NFC roster for the
2010 Pro Bowl
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. He joined free safety
Darren Sharper
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and strong safety
Adrian Wilson. He completed the
2009 season with 53 combined tackles (44 solo), 13 pass deflections, six interceptions, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
The
Green Bay Packers finished second in the
NFC North
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with an 11–5 record and earned a wildcard berth. On January 10, 2010, Collins collected nine solo tackles during a 51–45 overtime loss at the
Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Wildcard Game.
2010
On March 4, 2010, the Green Bay Packers placed the highest possible restricted free agent tender on Collins, to ensure they would be compensated if he signed with another team. Any team that would sign Collins would be required to give a first and third round selection in return. On March 9, 2010, Collins signed his one-year, $3.49 million
restricted free agent
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tender. Collins's agent stated his client chose to immediately sign the contract as a gesture of good faith in possible negotiations for a long-term deal. On March 12, 2010, the Green Bay Packers signed Collins to a four-year, $26.75 million contract that includes $14 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4 million.
Head coach Mike McCarthy named Collins the starting free safety to start the 2010 season, opposite rookie strong safety
Morgan Burnett
Morgan Mark Burnett (born January 13, 1989) is a former American football strong safety. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the Pi ...
. On November 21, 2010, Collins collected a season-high nine combined tackles during a 31–3 win at the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...
in Week 11.
On December 28, 2010, Collins was voted to the
2011 Pro Bowl
The 2011 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2010 season. It took place at 7:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local time) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC won 55–41, despi ...
, making it his third consecutive selection. In Week 17, he made three combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted pass by quarterback
Jay Cutler
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10–3 victory against the
Chicago Bears. It marked his second consecutive game with an interception.
He completed the
2010 season with 70 combined tackles (59 solo), 12 passes defensed, and four interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
The
Green Bay Packers finished second in the NFC North with a 10–6 record and clinched a wildcard berth. The Packers went on to defeat the
Philadelphia Eagles
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21–16 in the NFC Wildcard Game and earned a 41–22 victory at the
Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Divisional Round.
On January 23, 2011, Collins recorded seven solo tackles as the Packers won 21–14 at the
Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game.
On February 6, 2011, Collins started in
Super Bowl XLV
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and recorded four solo tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception for a touchdown as the Packers defeated the
Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV. He returned an interception by quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. (; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed "Big Ben", is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football ...
for a 37-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give the Packers a 14–0 lead, and after the play Collins was flagged for excessive celebration.
2011
Collins and Burnett returned as the starting safety duo to begin the 2011 regular season. He started in the
Green Bay Packers' season-opener against the
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
and collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 42–34 victory. On September 18, 2011, Collins was carted off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter and was immediately taken to the hospital after sustaining a neck injury while attempting to tackle Panthers running back
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Creon Stewart (born March 21, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft ...
. Collins went in to make a routine tackle but when Stewart went to hurdle Collins he didn’t get a complete hurdle. The crown of Collins head collided with Stewart’s tailbone and Collins’ neck was compressed resulting in serious injury. He spent the night at the hospital and returned to Green Bay the next day, where it was announced that Collins would miss the remainder of the 2011 season. Collins had suffered a herniated disk in his neck, and underwent single-level cervical fusion surgery.
2012
On April 25, 2012, Green Bay decided to release Collins from the team citing concerns about his ability to return to football after suffering such a severe neck injury. On September 28, 2012, Collins' agent, Alan Herman, announced that his neck injury would most likely end his football career.
Retirement
On August 20, 2014, Collins officially announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Personal life
Collins and his wife Andrea live in
Orlando, Florida. While in college, Collins volunteered at elementary schools and at the
YMCA
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg ...
in
Daytona Beach. He has also been an instructor at a passing camp for children ages 6 to 15. He has a daughter named Jenajah, and four sons, Nicholas Jr., Nmar'e, Nash, and Nixon.
He has coached high school football as a
Defensive back's coach for
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Lake Highland Preparatory School is a private, coeducational school in Orlando, Florida. It was founded as an all-white school in 1970 by the board of a whites-only, Christians-only junior college. This gave white parents a private alternative ...
, where he helped win them back to back championships in 2021 and 2022.
[https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/g8ueBFM0Ee2A0wqb9tl3hA/football-22/2022-ssac-state-championship.htm]
References
External links
Green Bay Packers bio2005 NFL Draft-time analysis of Nick CollinsNick Collins at NFL.com
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1983 births
Living people
American football safeties
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players
Green Bay Packers players
National Conference Pro Bowl players
Sportspeople from Daytona Beach, Florida
Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida
African-American players of American football
People from Dixie County, Florida
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people
Ed Block Courage Award recipients