Back كيري كولينز Arabic كيرى كولينز ARZ Kerry Collins French Kerry Collins Italian ケリー・コリンズ Japanese Kerry Collins Portuguese
 Collins with the Titans in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 30, 1972 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Wilson (West Lawn, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State (1991–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 1 / pick: 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Tennessee Titans. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, and Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1994.
Selected by the Panthers fifth overall in the 1995 NFL draft, Collins was the franchise's first draft selection. In his second season, he helped the Panthers become the youngest NFL expansion team to clinch their division and appear in a conference championship, also earning him Pro Bowl honors. Collins served as the Giants starting quarterback from 1999 to 2003, leading them to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXV. Following a period of limited success, Collins earned a second Pro Bowl selection after helping the Titans obtain a league-best 13–3 record in 2008. He saw less playing time in his final three years and retired after the 2011 season. Collins was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018.