Austin Collie

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Austin Collie
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Collie with the Colts in 2010
No. 17, 10
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: El Dorado Hills (CA) Oak Ridge
College: BYU
NFL draft: 2009  / Round: 4 / Pick: 127
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:179
Receiving yards:1,908
Receiving average:10.7
Receiving touchdowns:16
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca (archive)

Austin Kirk Collie (born November 11, 1985) is a Canadian former professional gridiron football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Brigham Young University Cougars. Collie also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions.

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Early life

Collie was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to American parents Scott and Nicole Collie. [1] [2] Scott Collie played football at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1979 to 1982 and played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and briefly in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1983 preseason. [3]

Collie starred as a wide receiver at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, and garnered many awards. He was a PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American as well as being voted Northern California's Most Valuable Player. During his senior season, he recorded 60 receptions for a total of 978 yards and 18 touchdowns. In 2004, Collie became an Eagle Scout. [4]

In December 2009, Collie's hometown newspaper, The Sacramento Bee , named him Sacramento Area's Player of the Decade (2000–2009). [5]

College career

In 2004, Collie was named MWC Freshman of the Year. He was also named the MVP of the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl and named to the All-MWC first-team in 2008.

Collie set a series of records during his three-year career at BYU (2004, 2007–2008). [6]

Reception records in BYU Cougars football history [7]
CategoryAmountBYU All-time Rank
Career receptions2152nd (Dennis Pitta - 221) [8]
Career receiving yards3,2551st
Career receiving touchdowns301st

Additionally, Collie was also one of the highest rated wide receivers in college football during his junior season in which he was selected to the college football All–American team.

2008 NCAA receiving records [9]
CategoryNumberNCAA Rank, 2008
Receiving yards per game118.311st
Total yards receiving15381st
Consecutive 100-yard receiving games11Tied for 1st (Michael Crabtree)
Receiving yards per catch14.513rd
Total receptions1063rd
Touchdowns receiving154th
Total all–purpose yards (per game)162.4612th

On January 9, 2009, Collie announced in a press conference that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2009 NFL Draft. [10] The Indianapolis Colts drafted him in the fourth round, 127th overall. [11]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		200 lb
(91 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.53 s1.53 s2.62 s4.07 s6.78 s34 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		17 reps
All measurables were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine/Pro Day [12] [13]

Indianapolis Colts

Collie impressed Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell in the preseason and was placed third on the depth chart at the wide receiver position for the 2009 season, placing ahead of Pierre Garçon for the slot receiver position. However, Garçon soon jumped Collie on the depth chart shortly thereafter. [14] Collie finished his rookie season in the NFL among the top statistical leaders for all rookies at the wide receiver position.

Collie started his second year strong, making numerous touchdown catches and establishing himself as Peyton Manning's "go-to guy" after Dallas Clark suffered a season-ending injury. [15] However, on November 7, 2010, Collie was involved in a collision against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which he was hit on both sides of his head by Quintin Mikell and Kurt Coleman. Collie was taken off the field on a stretcher. According to a televised ESPN update, Collie was seen sitting up and moving after several minutes working with medics. [16] Collie suffered a concussion as a result of the collision. [17] Coleman was penalized for unnecessary roughness for the hit on Collie, but neither player was fined, as the NFL later ruled that the contact that caused the injury was incidental as a result of Mikell's initial hit. On December 19, 2010, Collie was hit in the head by Jaguars linebacker Daryl Smith and was down for several minutes. It was his second concussion-related injury that year and ultimately ended his 2010 season. [18] Despite the fact that no fines were assessed, the highly visible injuries to Collie added to the debate about violent hits in football. [19] [20] On December 22, 2010, Collie was placed on injured reserve.

Collie played in all 16 games, making 5 starts, during the 2011 regular season, but managed to only catch one touchdown pass among his 54 receptions.

During a 2012 preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Collie suffered his third concussion of his career. During the third game of the 2012 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Collie suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee, causing him to miss the rest of the 2012 season. [21]

On February 15, 2013, Collie was told he would not be re-signed by the Colts. [22] [23]

San Francisco 49ers

On August 2, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers signed Collie to a 1-year contract. [24] He was released on August 31, 2013, during final roster cuts.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots signed Collie as a free agent on October 3, 2013. [25] [26] He was signed for a one-year, veteran-minimum contract, which was $715,000 but prorated to $546,765. Due to Collie's previous injuries, the contract included an injury waiver, meaning that the Patriots could release him if he were injured and only owe him a "split" (50%) of the contract. [27] He was released on November 5, 2013, because of a knee injury, after only 3 catches for 34 yards. [28] He was re-signed by the Patriots on December 5, 2013, to add depth as rookie wideouts Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins dealt with nagging injuries. [29] He was released once more on December 27, 2013, only to be re-signed on January 2, 2014. The Patriots released Collie again after the playoffs.

BC Lions

On January 29, 2015, the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League announced they had signed Collie to a contract. [30] In his only CFL season, Collie played in 16 games, catching 43 passes for 439 yards with 7 touchdowns. Collie also recorded a touchdown as a passer, throwing a 21-yard score to quarterback Jonathon Jennings on a trick play. [31]

On April 8, 2016, Collie announced his retirement from professional football. [32]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2009 IND 1656067611.339T7210.52000
2010 IND 965864911.273T8000.00011
2011 IND 165545149.5271000.00000
2012 IND 10166.060000.00000
2013 NE 7166310.5190000.00000
Total49171791,90810.77316210.52011

Personal life

Collie is married with four kids. [33] [34] After retiring from professional football Collie joined Cognitive FX, a concussion treatment center in Provo, Utah. [35]

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