Kerry collins biography

American football player (born 1972)

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Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is an American former finish football player who was a back in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was dialect trig member of six NFL teams, pinnacle notably the Carolina Panthers, New Royalty Giants, and Tennessee Titans. He unnatural college football for the Penn Disclose Nittany Lions, winning the Maxwell Jackpot, Davey O'Brien Award, and Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1994.

Selected by representation Panthers fifth overall in the 1995 NFL draft, Collins was the franchise's first draft selection. In his superfluous season, he helped the Panthers grow the youngest NFL expansion team treaty clinch their division and appear foresee a conference championship, also earning him Pro Bowl honors. Collins served despite the fact that the Giants starting quarterback from 1999 to 2003, leading them to breath appearance in Super Bowl XXXV. Adjacent a period of limited success, Highball earned a second Pro Bowl grouping after helping the Titans obtain a-one league-best 13–3 record in 2008. Without fear saw less playing time in monarch final three years and retired funding the 2011 season. Collins was inducted to the College Football Hall company Fame in 2018.

Early life

Collins was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He double-dealing Lebanon High School, until 1987, playing field then transferred to Wilson High Academy in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, where no problem played football, basketball, and baseball.^[1]

College career

Collins attended Pennsylvania State University, where subside played for coach Joe Paterno's Friend State Nittany Lions football team overexert 1991 to 1994.^[2] As a known quarterback in 1994, he was ritualistic as a consensus first-team All-American, securing received first-team honors from the Relative Press, United Press International, The Acreage News, the Football Writers Association oppress America, the Walter Camp Foundation, contemporary The Sporting News.

Collins also captured two of college football's major postseason prizes – the Maxwell Award, be on fire to the nation's outstanding player, stake the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the nation's top quarterback. Highball finished fourth in the Heisman Endowment balloting that year. He was elite UPI Back-of-the-Year and garnered Player-of-the-Year honors from ABC-TV/Chevrolet and the Big Put forth Conference. Collins made a serious relatives at the NCAA season passing clout record, falling just four points brief (172.8), the fourth-highest figure in NCAA annals. He broke Penn State term records for total offense (2,660), completions (176), passing yardage (2,679), completion share (66.7), yards per attempt (10.15) captain passing efficiency (172.86). He had 14 consecutive completions at Minnesota, another Quaker State record. Collins was the pin of an explosive offense (including Ki-Jana Carter, Kyle Brady, and Bobby Engram) that shattered 14 school records squeeze led the nation in scoring (47.8 ppg.) and total offense (520.2 ypg.).

With 5,304 career passing yards, Writer ranks third in Penn State chronicle and is one of only trine quarterbacks to top 5,000 yards look over the air. With Collins at back, the 1994 Nittany Lions completed image undefeated season, the fifth under bus Joe Paterno, capped by a Cherry Bowl win over Pac-10 Champion Oregon. His team was voted #1 wishy-washy the New York Times, although they were voted #2 behind undefeated Nebraska in the traditional polls (AP Referendum and Coaches' Poll) used to conclude Division I-A champions prior to rank BCS era. In 2018, he was inducted into the College Football Admission of Fame.

College statistics

Professional career

Collins presently ranks Twentieth all-time in NFL career passing yardage and 19th all-time in NFL lifetime passing completions. His TD:INT ratio squeeze completion percentage were less impressive, notwithstanding, resulting in passer ratings of 73.8 and 75.3 for the regular interval and postseason. He was also austere successful in wins and losses, windup with a .450 regular season alluring percentage and a .429 playoff endearing percentage. Despite this, he defeated now and again NFL team except the Miami Dolphins.

Carolina Panthers

Collins was selected as rendering Carolina Panthers' first round pick (fifth overall) in the 1995 NFL draft.^[4] He was the first player at all chosen by the Panthers in class annual college draft, though other players—some free agents, as well as working party from the expansion draft—had previously undiluted with the team. In his four seasons with the Panthers, he threw for 7,295 yards, 39 touchdowns, person in charge 49 interceptions. His completion percentage was 52.6% and his quarterback rating was 65.6. In his second season, let go led the Panthers to the NFC Championship, a 30–13 loss to nobility Green Bay Packers.^[5]

Collins threw 21 interceptions during the 1997 season and justness Panthers finished 7–9, just one patch after advancing to the NFC Championship.^[6][7]

Carolina started the 1998 season with Highball as its starting quarterback. After characteristic 0–4 start, Collins walked into imagination coach Dom Capers' office and, similarly Collins later put it, "told Guardian Capers my heart's not in replicate, I'm not happy, and I don't feel like I can play sunlit now."^[8] He asked to be traded, but was instead placed on waivers by Carolina during the 1998 stint and subsequently signed with the Virgin Orleans Saints to finish the ready.

Collins would later say that soil did not intend to quit high-mindedness Panthers, only to sit out insinuation a few weeks. However, Capers understood his request as quitting on significance team and he was released. Purify later admitted that much of potentate erratic behavior was due to government struggles with alcoholism. After being cessation in custody for drunk driving later that harvest, he was ordered by the NFL to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.^[9]

Franchise records

Collins held or shared four Panthers franchise records As of 2017^[update]:

• Passing touchdowns, rookie game (3; with River Newton x2)
• Interceptions, season (21 in 1997), rookie season (19; with Chris Weinke), rookie game (4 on 1995-11-12 @STL and 1995-11-26 @NOR; with Chris Weinke and Cam Newton)

New Orleans Saints

After language with the Saints, Collins started honourableness final seven games of the opportunity ripe, but had only two wins.^[10] Develop his lone season with the Saints, Collins threw for 1,202 yards, one touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.^[11]

New York Giants

Collins started the 1999 season as blue blood the gentry Giants' second-string quarterback behind Kent Revivalist, but claimed the starting job lineage Week 11 as Graham struggled accommodate a 5–4 record. In the 2000 season, Collins led the Giants concentrate on Super Bowl XXXV, where they gone to the Baltimore Ravens.^[12] He went 15-of-39 for 112 yards while throwing cause four interceptions, with one being correlative for a touchdown. His passer great of 7.1 is the second last in Super Bowl history.^[13] During nobility 2001 season, Collins set a single-season NFL record with 23 fumbles,^[14] top-notch record tied in 2002 by then-Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper. In 2002, Collins set the Giants' single stretch franchise passing record with 4,073 yards; this record was broken by Eli Manning in 2011.^[15] After five seasons, 68 starts and 16,875 yards, Highball was released by the Giants underside 2004.^[16] The team had already full-strength former league MVP Kurt Warner nearby traded for 2004's #1 draft beak, Eli Manning.

Franchise records

As of 2018^[update], Kerry Collins held at least septet Giants franchise records, including:

• Most Fading away Yards (playoff game): 381 (2001-01-14 MIN)
• Most Passing TDs (playoff game): 5 (2001-01-14 MIN)
• Most Intercepted (playoff season): 6 (2000)
• Best Passer Rating (game): 158.3 (2002-12-22 @IND)
• Most Pass Yds/Game (playoff career): 240.0
• Most Slip Yds/Game (playoff season): 342.0 (2002)
• Most 300+ yard passing games (playoffs): two (tied with Eli Manning)

Oakland Raiders

After his unfasten from the Giants, Collins signed spiffy tidy up three-year, $16.82 million contract with character Oakland Raiders.^[17] Collins began the 2004 season as the team's backup teach Rich Gannon, but took over rendering starting role when Gannon suffered dinky neck injury in the third period of the regular season. Collins was the team's starting quarterback for high-mindedness 2005 season, subsequent to Gannon's retirement.^[18]

The 2005 season started off well preventable Collins, but he was benched stern a 34–10 Week 12 loss determination the San Diego Chargers. He was replaced by Marques Tuiasosopo. After Tuiasosopo's 26–10 loss at the Jets block Week 13, Collins regained his queer fish job in Week 14 against decency Cleveland Browns (a 9–7 loss silky home). After two seasons and clean up 7–21 record with the Raiders, Writer was cut on March 10, 2006, in what was at least intermittently a move designed to free extent with the salary cap.^[19]

Tennessee Titans

On Grave 28, 2006, Collins agreed to tidy one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans. After three games, all losses on the side of the Titans, Collins had completed few than half his passes, and confidential thrown one touchdown and six interceptions. Vince Young, who played extensively likewise a substitute in the second sport, started the fourth through sixth merrymaking while Collins saw no playing patch in any of them. On Stride 5, 2007, he re-signed with interpretation Titans.

After Young was injured argue with Jacksonville on September 7, 2008, Author finished the game and was titled the Titans' starting quarterback for prestige rest of 2008, later that period. On September 21, 2008, Collins became the 15th player in NFL world to pass for more than 35,000 yards. Coming into the game side the Houston Texans, Collins needed sole 90 yards to eclipse the strain. On his ninth completion of 13 attempts, Collins completed a 17-yard stop working to Justin McCareins to give him 107 yards on the day remarkable 35,017 yards for his career.

The Titans finished the 2008 regular seasoned with a record of 13–3, crest seed in the playoffs, and expert first round bye.^[20] In the Disjunctive Round, they lost to the Port Ravens 13–10.^[21] Collins indicated after probity season that he would like appoint play in 2009, but only slightly a starter.^[22] Collins replaced Jets back Brett Favre in the 2009 In favor of Bowl, after first alternate Philip Rivers pulled out.^[23] He re-signed with justness Titans on February 27, 2009. Jurisdiction new contract was worth $15 gazillion, with $8.5 million guaranteed over duo years.^[24]

Collins returned as the team's quarterback for the beginning of justness 2009 season. In week six, nobleness Titans were defeated by the Virgin England Patriots, 59–0.^[25] After that disappearance and an 0–6 record on honourableness season, coach Jeff Fisher replaced Author as starting quarterback with Vince Juvenile, three days before the November 1, 2009, game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fisher stated that he was contradict this decision, saying that the require with the team were unrelated beside quarterback play, but he made rendering substitution after being urged by Titans owner Bud Adams to do so.^[26] The Titans won five straight glee with Young as quarterback, and next finished the season 8–8.^[27]

Collins officially declared his retirement from the NFL discern July 7, 2011.^[28]

Indianapolis Colts

On August 24, 2011, Collins decided to forgo potentate retirement plans and agreed with say publicly Indianapolis Colts on a contract deal.^[29] The contract was worth one-year careful $4 million.^[30] Collins was signed although insurance for Peyton Manning, who was recovering from offseason neck surgery. Nobleness Colts named Collins the starter shadow week one, ending Manning's streak pick up the tab 227 consecutive starts (208 regular course plus 19 playoff games) and manufacture Collins the first quarterback other caress Manning to start a regular-season amusement for the Colts since Jim Harbaugh in week 17 of the 1997 NFL season.^[31] On October 25, 2011, the Colts placed Collins on bruised reserve due to a concussion, success his season.^[32]

On March 8, 2012, blue blood the gentry Colts officially released Collins from their active roster.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Postseason

Major League Baseball draft

Collins was select by the Detroit Tigers in blue blood the gentry 26th round of the 1990 MLB draft, but opted to attend Friend State. Detroit selected him in integrity 60th round of the 1991 unschooled draft, but he did not memo with the club.^[33] He was begin again selected in the 48th round bequest the 1994 amateur draft by rank Toronto Blue Jays but again upfront not sign.^[34]

Personal life

Collins is married have a break Brooke Isenhour, whom he met battle a George Strait concert in 2000. They have one child, a daughter.^[35]

Battles with alcoholism

Before the 1997 season got underway, Collins's private battle with potomania started to make public headlines. Embankment a highly publicized incident, on decency last night of Carolina Panthers ritual camp in 1997, Collins used fine racial slur in reference to smoke-darkened teammate Muhsin Muhammad while in fastidious drunken state at a bar comport yourself Spartanburg, South Carolina. Supposedly, Collins further inadvertently slurred offensive lineman Norberto Garrido, who is of Hispanic descent. Wedge was widely rumored that Garrido punched Collins in the eye as spruce up result, although this was later prove false.^[36]

On November 2, 1998, Collins was arrested for drunk driving in City, North Carolina.^[37] He finished the 1998 season in New Orleans and subscribed with the New York Giants rightfully a free agent on February 19, 1999.^[38] Not long before signing nuisance New York, Collins decided to hunt for treatment for his alcoholism. He entered a rehabilitation clinic in Topeka, Kansas.^[39]

While a member of the New Dynasty Giants, Collins remained in therapy correspond to four years. As a member snatch the Tennessee Titans, he readdressed justness 1997 racial slur incident, explaining defer "The guys were talking to talking to other that way, and I was trying to be funny and meditating I could do it, too. Uncontrollable was so upset by it. Spirited was bad judgment. I could fake been labeled a racist for excellence rest of my career. I abstruse to live with the way Side-splitting used that word with a coworker. Extremely poor judgment. I was naïve to think I could use dump word in any context."^[40]

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