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Brandon Collins
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-21) April 21, 1989 (age 35)
Brenham, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Brenham (TX)
College:Southeastern Louisiana
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:89
Receiving yards:1,091
Receiving TDs:17
Tackles:10.5
Return yards:184
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Brandon Collins (born April 21, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver.

College career

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Collins played 2 seasons at the University of Texas before transferring to Southeastern Louisiana University. In 2007, Collins played in 7 games as a freshman and had 2 special teams tackles. As a sophomore at Texas in 2008, he played in 12 games with 3 starts and caught 35 passes for 430 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was academically ineligible for the 2009 season. He was kicked of the Texas team when he was arrested for aggravated robbery.[1] In 2011, he caught 61 passes for 746 yards and 5 touchdowns. In his first season at Southeastern Louisiana, Collins played in all 11 games with 8 starts and was second on the team with 56 catches for a team-high 875 yards (15.6-yard avg.) and 4 touchdowns. He also returned 13 punts for 88 yards.

Professional career

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Collins was signed on May 14, 2012 by the New York Giants.[2] On June 24, 2013, Collins was suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL policy and program regarding substances of abuse.[3] On August 25, 2013, he was cut by the Giants.[4]

In 2014 he was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but was released before the season started.[5][6]

In 2015, Collins joined the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. After making two receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown in 1 game, Collins was placed on reassignment on June 1, 2015.[7] The Saber Cats went on to win Arena Bowl XXVIII that year.

On June 2, 2015, Collins was claimed by the Spokane Shock. On June 4, 2015, Collins was traded back to the SaberCats.

With the SaberCats not playing during the 2016 season, Collins was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.

From 2017 to 2019 he played for the Baltimore Brigade and helped them reach Arena Bowl XXXI in 2018 which they lost to the Washington Valor.[8] In that game he scored 3 TDs but was forced out of the game after a injury.[9] The Arena Football League shut down following the 2019 season.

References

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  1. ^ "Giants' Brandon Collins suspended for four games for violating substance-abuse policy". Scout. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Lion Brandon Collins Signs Free Agent Deal With New York Giants". Sports NOLA. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Giants Wide Receiver Brandon Collins Suspended For First 4 Games Of Season". CBS News New York. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 26, 2013). "LB Aaron Curry among players released". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tiger-Cats Add Five to Roster". February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ticat Transactions". June 16, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Area roundup: Spokane Shock add two defensive linemen". June 4, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Brandon Collins". Arena Fan. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Fominykh, Katherine. "Brigade suffer home invasion". Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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