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- ↑ Andre Collins profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine , Database Football. Accessed July 19, 2007.
- ↑ "Bengals Linebacker Leads Cinnaminson Hall-of-fame List," 8 Oct 1997, by Beth Onufrak; http://articles.philly.com/1997-10-08/sports/25536753_1_field-hockey-state-basketball-title-track
- ↑ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Andre Collins, Combine Results, OLB - Penn State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
