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WASCOLLINS—

Andre Collins

Retired

Detroit Lions · LB

Andre Collins recorded 128 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

128

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Andre Collins's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 1993

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1993

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1991
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
JAN 12, 1992

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1992

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1990
W
WSH
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 5, 1991

WSH vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 5, 1991

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 10, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Andre Collins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
DETROITLIONS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 26, 1999

Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1993
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 1993

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1993

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1998
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 27, 1998

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Andre Collins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASCOLLINS—Andre Collins
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASCOLLINS—Andre Collins
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINCOLLINS—Andre Collins
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

04
LACCOLLINS—Andre Collins
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

05
MINCOLLINS—Andre Collins
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

06
NECOLLINS—Andre Collins
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

07
CHICOLLINS—Andre Collins
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

08
DETCOLLINS—Andre Collins
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons128 career games6 career solo tackles26 career sacksJersey: 537 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1990Most recent: Oct 24, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history