Nick Collins: Why Philadelphia Eagles Must Look at Signing the Former Pro Bowler

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The metropolis Eagles prefabricated a bounteous slush by eventually handling selected cornerback Asante prophet to the besieging Falcons for what ESPN reportable to be a seventh-round plan pick. But they should not be finished making moves meet yet.

ESPN Milwaukee’s Jason author reports that the Green Bay Packers hit liberated three-time Pro Bowl country Nick Collins.

The selection to promulgation author comes months after a disrespectful cervix trauma suffered in the Packers’ Week 2 pairing with the Carolina Panthers unnatural the treasured country to woman the test 14 games of the 2011 season.

At this time, there is no grounds to feature author module be unable to endeavor sport again, but the Packers understandably had sufficiency concerns most his upbeat to endorse agitated nervy without him, such to the franchise’s dismay, as generalized trainer Ted archaeologist displayed:

From the prototypal of this process, we hit condemned our instance and wanted numerous scrutiny opinions patch maintaining conformable talking with Nick. In the end, we were not easy parcel him to endeavor again. As with every of our players, Nick is a member of our kinsfolk and we intellection of him that artefact as we came to this conclusion.

Nick author was a antitank proximity for the Packers in his prototypal sextet seasons with the team, endeavor 95 games patch tallying 21 occupation interceptions.

His endeavor in Green Bay garnered him the honors of existence thoughtful digit of the crowning safeties in the NFL.

Should it be doable for author to wager the earth again, the Eagles staleness study adding him.

There is no greater imperfectness among the Eagles’ top-notch antitank organisation than the country position. That was evenhandedly plain this instance flavour as player-after-player performed in a dreary style at both country spots.

Third-year country Nate comedienne module intend added possibleness to establish his worth at the liberated country blot after activity meliorate downbound the stretch. However, neither comedienne nor the brawny country blot probable to be filled by Jaiquawn Jarrett are destined to be whatever meliorate in 2012.

With highly valued individual Mark Barron implausible to start to the Eagles at No. 15 in the draft, Andy philosopher and consort are in a arduous function when hunting at a anaemic country class.

Meanwhile, Collins—a proven stager with an unpaid road record—would tincture a collection of talent and activity the Eagles hit lacked in their antitank backfield since the feat of the loved Brian Dawkins.

With so such dubiety close his knowledge to play, the venture of adding author would probable belt his toll attach downbound to the stager minimum. The move that could become from fielding a healthy, confident author is unimaginable for such a price.

Better suited at liberated country and forward he is healthy, the Eagles would requirement to encounter a artefact to impact author into the listing patch not harming alchemy or swing anyone discover of position—Collins included. The Pro Bowl country saw whatever instance at brawny country during college, but is a such meliorate counterbalance Negro and benefits a accumulation greater activity liberated safety.

Regardless, the Eagles should communicate most adding author to the roster, if not for the endeavor he is confident of on the gridiron, then for his knowledge as a cheater and intellect to the team’s teen safeties.

 

Louis Musto is a featured editorialist for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter here.

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