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Joseph Collins (American football)

Joe Collins
Personal information
Born: (1988-01-11) January 11, 1988 (age 36)
Seaside, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Weber State
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
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Joseph D. Collins[1] (born January 11, 1988)[1] is an American former professional gridiron football wide receiver.

College career

He attended Monterey Peninsula Junior College, where he had 10 receptions for 198 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a single game during his 2007 season.[1] In his senior season, he was named 2010–11 Weber State Male Athlete of the Year[2] and was the Crystal Crest recipient for Male Athlete of the Year.[1] He was unanimously selected to the Big Sky All-Conference First-team following the conclusion of his senior season.[3] He was selected to the Third-team All-American honors from The Sports Network and Phil Steele.[1]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On May 24, 2012, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.[4]

New York Jets

On August 7, 2012, he signed with the New York Jets.[5][6] On August 31, he was released in the final roster cuts.[7] On January 2, 2013, he re-signed with the team to a reserve/future contract.[8] He was released on August 26, 2013.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Weber State Profile". weberstatesports.com.
  2. ^ "WSU Honors Student-Athletes at Annual Athletic Awards Banquet". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 Big Sky All-Conference teams announced". ksdk.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  4. ^ "Joe Collins signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "New York Jets Transactions". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "New York Jets August 2012 Transactions". nfl.com.
  7. ^ "NY Jets waive 22 players on Friday, including three draft picks, to cut roster down to 53". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  8. ^ "5 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  9. ^ Jets Staff (August 26, 2013). "Jets Release 14 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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