Patrick Collins is a former

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Th ...

in the

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(NFL).

Biography

Collins was born Patrick Norman Collins on August 4, 1966 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

Career

Collins was drafted by the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the t ...

in the eighth round of the

1988 NFL Draft The 1988 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 24–25, 1988, at the Marriot Ma ...

and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

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1966 births Living people People from Okmulgee, Oklahoma Green Bay Packers players American football running backs University of Oklahoma alumni Oklahoma Sooners football players Players of American football from Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-sport-stub

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