Andre Collins
Andre Pierre Collins (born May 4, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played ten 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.
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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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A standout inside linebacker at Penn State, Collins was named a 1989 All-American and a Butkus Award finalist. He attended Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. Collins was in the first group of inductees to the Cinnaminson High School Athletics Hall of Fame. He was selected by Washington in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
| 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) | ||||
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Collins earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration from Penn State in 1991.