Nick Collins

Nicholas Cardell Collins (twitter: @nickthepick36)

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 206 lbs.

Born: August 16, 1983 in Gainesville, FL
College: Bethune-Cookman
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 45 (1906th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

• 3/21 Lombardi Ave: Green Bay Packers continue recovery post-Nick Collins: Sept. 18, 2011, was a day when the Green Bay Packers were drastically changed. Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins lay on the turf at...

• 2/13 Lombardi Ave: Where Are They Now? – 2005 Green Bay Packers Draft Class: In the spirit of the looming 2013 NFL Draft, the “Where Are They Now” series will take a look back at Ted Thompson’s eight...

• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Redskins | Unlikely to take a chance on Nick CollinsThe Washington Redskins are unlikely to sign free-agent FS Nick Collins (neck) after he had spinal fusion surgery last year....[+] The Washington Redskins are unlikely to sign free-agent FS Nick Collins (neck) after he had spinal fusion surgery last year.

• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: NFL | Nick Collins still considering optionsFree-agent FS Nick Collins (Packers) is still trying to decide whether to continue his playing career or retire....[+] Free-agent FS Nick Collins (Packers) is still trying to decide whether to continue his playing career or retire.

• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins releasedThe Green Bay Packers have officially released FS Nick Collins....[+] The Green Bay Packers have officially released FS Nick Collins.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | To release Nick Collins : The Green Bay Packers will release FS Nick Collins (neck) because they are not comfortable with him playing again following neck...[+] surgery.
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Won't meet with Nick Collins before draft : The Green Bay Packers will not meet with FS Nick Collins (neck) to determine his future until after the NFL Draft, according to...[+] his agent, Alan Herman. Collins hasn’t received all the medical advice he needs to make a decision about whether to continue playing football following the single-fusion surgery on his neck last September. 'All the opinions aren’t in, and I think he’s getting another opinion,' Herman said. 'That doctor was not available. He was on vacation, so I’m hopeful soon. But I think he’s got another meeting with one of the doctors.'
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins wants to continue playing: Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins (neck) has expressed his desire to continue his playing career but will have to convince general...[+] manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy that he will be healthy enough to return. Thompson and McCarthy indicated they would rather see Collins retire than risk a greater injury.
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins to sit down with team: Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins (neck) is scheduled to travel to Green Bay next week to talk about his future with the team....[+]

• 3/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins expects to know about future Monday: Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins (neck) underwent a battery of tests this week to determine if he will be able to continue his...[+] playing career. Collins is expected to receive a recommendation on his future Monday, April 2, from the surgeon who performed his knee surgery. Even if Collins is cleared to resume playing, the Packers likely will want their doctor to examine him and general manager Ted Thompson will have to decide if he wants to put him back on the field.
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins will have to be 100 percent to play: Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said FS Nick Collins (neck) will have to be fully recovered from his neck injury and...[+] cleared by doctors before playing again for the team. Collins has said he will retire if he is told he could further injury his neck by playing.
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins to see doctor: Alan Herman, agent for Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins (neck), said Collins has an appointment with a doctor next week to have...[+] his injured neck reexamined.

• 2/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Might gain salary if Nick Collins retires: The Green Bay Packers might gain $4 million in salary cap room if FS Nick Collins (neck) is forced to retire due to a neck injury....[+] However, general manager Ted Thompson would rather have Collins back than to see the talented Collins forced to end his career.

• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Charles Woodson could move to safety: The Green Bay Packers may consider asking CB Charles Woodson to move to safety in 2012, if FS Nick Collins (neck) is unable to...[+] return from a neck injury. However, that is not a given because Capers thinks moving Woodson out of a corner position would allow the opposition to take advantage of matchups against CB Sam Shields, the cornerback who would replace Woodson outside. 'Then you have to decide who you put in outside,' Capers said of replacing Woodson at corner. 'One thing about Charles out there at corner, people if they're going to try to run the ball out there, they're always going to try to crack (on the linebacker) and make that corner try to tackle. It doesn't take long for people to say, 'OK, who are we going to make tackle?' We don't worry about Charles.'
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins to meet with doctor in March: Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins (neck) will meet with a doctor in March to re-evaluate the neck injury he suffered back in Week...[+] 2. Collins said Sunday, Jan. 15, that he will go through various scans and check his neck's range of motion. After the evaluation, he will make a decision on whether or not to resume his playing career. 'It's cut and dry,' Collins said. 'If the doctor says I can go back, I'm definitely going to go back. If he says to stop, I'm definitely stopping.'

• 4/27 AllGreenBayPackers.com: According to Hobbes: Packers Offseason Primer on the NFL Combine: Safety: Cornerbacks: Here’s the tenth and final of a series of articles, looking specifically at the NFL combine and the Packers’...

• 2/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Nick Collins left Super Bowl for IV: Green Bay Packers FS Nick Collins left Super Bowl XLV briefly during the first half for an IV in the locker room, reports Tom...[+] Silverstein, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Collins also posted an interception return for touchdown in the first quarter. 'I was cramping a little bit. I had to go in a little early,' said Collins. 'I got an IV and I got back out there with our guys.'

• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Roman Harper going to Pro Bowl: New Orleans Saints FS Roman Harper has been added to the NFC roster for the 2010 Pro Bowl in place of Green Bay Packers FS Nick...[+] Collins, who is going to the Super Bowl, according to CBSSports.com.
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Three practice Friday: Green Bay Packers S Nick Collins (ribs), DL Ryan Pickett (ankle) and CB Charles Woodson (toe) practiced in full Friday, Jan. 7,...[+] and are probable for the team's Wild Card playoff game this weekend.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Five limited Wednesday: Updating previous items, Green Bay Packers OT Chad Clifton (knees), S Nick Collins (ribs), FB Korey Hall (knee), DL Cullen Jenkins...[+] (calf) and LB Clay Matthews (shin) were limited in practice Wednesday, Jan. 5.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Two participate in walkthrough: Green Bay Packers OT Chad Clifton (knees) and FS Nick Collins (ribs) participated in the team's walkthrough Wednesday, Jan. 5,...[+] but did not participate in practice, reports Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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