Jerome Vincent Collins was born on August 18,1982 and is an American former professional football tight end.
18 Facts About Jerome Collins
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Jerome Collins was selected by the St Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Jerome Collins was on the undefeated 1998 Illinois football championship team for division 6-A, which at the time was the most populated division of Illinois high schools.
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Jerome Collins played high school football with former University of Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer and Northwestern University wide receiver Jon Schweighardt.
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Jerome Collins caught 35 passes for 450 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 1999 and made 31 catches for 702 yards and eight touchdowns as junior.
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Jerome Collins averaged 11.6 points and 6.8 rebounds as a senior in basketball and earned All-league honors and ran the second leg on the 1999 state championship 4x100 relay.
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Jerome Collins moved to tight end for his final season at Notre Dame.
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Jerome Collins appeared in twelve games, but did not start any games while catching six passes for 67 yards.
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Jerome Collins was involved in two blocked punts and totaled 4 tackles on special teams action.
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Jerome Collins played in 10 games at defensive end and linebacker for the Irish in 2003 and contributed on special teams.
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Jerome Collins finished the season with nine tackles and one tackle for a loss.
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Jerome Collins was the 144th pick of the 2005 NFL draft by the St Louis Rams from the University of Notre Dame.
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Jerome Collins was on the Rams practice squad and the 53-man roster before being released.
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Jerome Collins signed with the Colts on October 4,2006.
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Jerome Collins was placed on injured reserve after injuring his Achilles tendon during practice in December 2006.
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Jerome Collins was signed to the New York Giants practice squad prior to the week 1 game against the Cowboys and was signed to the active roster after week 15.
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Jerome Collins has been on back to back Super Bowl winning rosters with the Colts and Giants, although he had not appeared in a game for either team.
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Jerome Collins was released by the Giants on August 30,2008, during final cuts.