Some good stuff on Collins:
“That’s the interesting thing,” Fedora said. “Jamie is so very, very talented. He’s a guy that can rush off the edge and go get the quarterback, but he can also cover man-to-man on any inside guy. He’s going to be so versatile that they’re going to be able to do a lot of things with him.”
The Patriots got the guy for the job, too. Collins’ life is family and football. He is fiercely devoted to those close to him since enduring a difficult childhood in which he was raised by his sister and other family after losing both parents and an older brother at a young age. The events carved Collins’ personality.
“I think he’ll really enjoy being around coach Belichick,” Duggan said. “If he respects you, he’ll give you everything he has. He’ll give you the shirt off his back and do anything for you. When he trusts them, then he’s your best friend, your son, anything, and he’ll do anything in the world for you. He’ll run through a wall for you in a heartbeat.”
Duggan told stories of a quiet leader and ultra-competitor. In a summertime team-chemistry challenge in games like kickball and volleyball, Collins tried to spike the ball in an opponent’s face to gain an edge. And if players jerked around during football practice, he would quietly get in their ear to set them straight. That will make him the right fit in the Patriots program.
“If I had to take one player in four years,” Duggan said, “to put him against the best of the best, hands down, you take Jamie Collins because he’s just ultra-competitive. He likes to compete at everything he does.”
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Jamie Collins finds skills wherever he plays | Boston Herald