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Open market not kind to Collins

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Kerry Collins didn't study the numbers. Collins came into the league in 1995 when the league was expanding and at a time when the quarterback position was at its thinnest. His entire career has operated around the notion that teams are desperate for starting quarterbacks. After the Giants drafted Eli Manning, Collins naturally took it personal and turned down a chance to stay in New York at his $7 million salary and instead hit the streets looking for a job. What he is now starting to realize ...

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