Joseph Collins (American football)

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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
Receptions:--
Receiving Yards:--
Receiving Touchdowns:--

Joseph D. Collins [1] (born January 11, 1988) [1] is an American former professional gridiron football wide receiver.

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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]

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References

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  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.
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