Todd Collins (linebacker), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Todd Collins (linebacker)

American football player

Date of Birth: 27-May-1970

Place of Birth: New Market, Tennessee, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Todd Collins (linebacker)

  • Todd Franklin Collins (born May 27, 1970) is a former National Football League linebacker.
  • He started for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, and Super Bowl XXXIV for the Rams. Collins was also a champion in high school and college, leading Carson-Newman College to the 1989 NAIA National Championship, and Jefferson County High School to the 1987 TSSAA AAA State Championship.
  • Coming out of Jefferson County, Collins was a USA Today High School All-Americana, and received a scholarship to the University of Georgia.
  • After injury problems kept him off the field, he transferred to the University of Tennessee for one semester, before ending up at Carson Newman. After a stellar career, he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round of the 1992 NFL Draft.
  • Collins left the Patriots for the Rams in 1999.
  • Part of the compensation package the Patriots received from Rams included the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL draft.
  • The Patriots used that pick to draft Tom Brady.

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