Quote:Fully guaranteed, 3 year, $1.65M contract with the Dallas Cowboys. 

 

The entire NFL has some egg on its face for how it treated Mr. Collins. While I understand the need to handle the situation in a delicate manner, the fact that he went undrafted through no fault of his own is a travesty. And of course, the Dallas Cowboys ultimately got the benefit of an additional 1st round pick. 

 

My question is why didn't the Jaguars pursue Collins with everything they had? I didn't hear the Jags connected to him at all. Sure, he projects as a guard in the NFL, but if the experts are correct he's 1) as good if not better than AJ Cann, 2) as good if not better than Brandon Linder, and 3) as good if not better than Zane Beadles. If Joekel turns out to be a bust, Collins also has the ability to play T. 

 

I wish him the best of luck now that he can move on with his professional career. I only wish it were going to be in Jacksonville. 

I think it had to do more about him and his agent. I think he and his agent were threatening that if teams drafted him after the second or third that he would not sign and go back into the draft next year. They apparently didn't check the rules before they made that threat. Granted he got a solid payday but he is really gonna have to ball out now. I'm not sure how much playing time he will get in Dallas behind Free and Smith. 

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