kerry collins

Collins in November 2008 Tennessee Titans — No. 5 Quarterback Date of birth: December 30, 1972 (1972-12-30) (age 36) Place of birth: Lebanon, Pennsylvania Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 250 lb (110 kg) Professional debut 1995 for the Carolina Panthers Career history College: Penn State NFL Draft: 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 Teams:

Carolina Panthers (1995–1998) New Orleans Saints (1998) New York Giants (1999–2003) Oakland Raiders (2004–2006) Tennessee Titans (2006–present) Career highlights and awards Pro Bowl selection (1996) Maxwell Award (1994) Davey O'Brien Award (1994) Sammy Baugh Award (1994) Selected NFL statistics

(through Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season) TD-INT 186-179 Passing yards 37,393 QB Rating 73.8 Stats at NFL.com

Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft (first draft choice in franchise history). He played college football at Penn State, where he was a Heisman Trophy finalist during his senior season in 1994. Contents [hide] 1 Playing career 1.1 Penn State 1.2 Carolina Panthers 1.3 Battles with alcoholism 1.4 New York Giants 1.5 Oakland Raiders 1.6 Tennessee Titans 2 Personal Life 3 Awards 4 Career statistics 4.1 Regular season 4.2 Playoffs 5 Charity 6 Family 7 References 8 Sources 9 External links //

Playing career

Penn State

Collins played college football at Penn State University, where he earned many awards. As quarterback, he was named All American in 1994 by the Associated Press, United Press International, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp and The Sporting News. Collins also captured two of college football’s major postseason prizes — the Maxwell Award, presented to the nation’s outstanding player, and the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the nation’s top quarterback. Collins finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting that year. In addition, he was chosen UPI Back-of-the-Year and garnered Player-of-the-Year honors from ABC-TV/Chevrolet and the Big Ten Conference. Collins made a serious run at the NCAA season passing efficiency record, falling just four points short (172.8), the fourth-highest figure in NCAA annals. He broke Penn State season records for total offense (2,660), completions (176), passing yardage (2,679), completion percentage (66.7), yards per attempt (10.15) and passing efficiency (172.86). He had 14 consecutive completions at Minnesota, another Penn State record. Collins was the linchpin of an explosive offense that shattered 14 school records and led the nation in scoring (47.8 ppg.) and total offense (520.2 ypg.). With 5,304 career passing yards, Collins ranks No. 3 in Penn State annals and is one of only three quarterbacks to top 5,000 yards through the air. With Collins at quarterback, the 1994 Nittany Lions completed