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| Born: | January 11, 1988 Seaside, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Weber State | ||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||
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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
- ^ a b c d e "Weber State Profile". weberstatesports.com.
- ^ "WSU Honors Student-Athletes at Annual Athletic Awards Banquet". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "2010 Big Sky All-Conference teams announced". ksdk.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Joe Collins signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "New York Jets Transactions". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
- ^ "New York Jets August 2012 Transactions". nfl.com.
- ^ "NY Jets waive 22 players on Friday, including three draft picks, to cut roster down to 53". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "5 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ Jets Staff (August 26, 2013). "Jets Release 14 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.