Name	Kerry Collins
Height	6' 5"
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	December 30, 1972
Place of Birth	Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
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PRO: Kerry Collins, the NFL’s fourth-leading active passer, enters his second season with the Titans and his 13th season in the NFL. He was signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent during the 2006 preseason (8/26/06) to bring experience and leadership to the offense. Possessing 156 career games and 148 starts, his knowledge of the game complements starting quarterback Vince Young’s youthfulness. Collins started the first three games of his initial season in Tennessee and thereafter supported Young, who started the final 13 games and was named the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year. In four total games in 2006, Collins passed for 549 yards and one touchdown. His career totals include 5,172 attempts, 2,868 completions, 34,186 yards and 174 touchdowns. The only active quarterbacks with more passing yards than Collins are Brett Favre (57,500), Vinny Testaverde (45,281) and Peyton Manning (37,586). Prior to joining the Titans, Collins played 11 previous seasons with the Carolina Panthers (1995-98), New Orleans Saints (1998), New York Giants (1999-03) and Oakland Raiders (2004-05). He has led his teams to the playoffs three times as a starter, including an appearance in the NFC Championship Game following the 1996 season with the Panthers and a Super Bowl appearance following the 2000 season with the Giants. In 2005, Collins started 15 games and attempted 565 passes, the second-most in Raiders history (618 by Rich Gannon in 2002). He passed for 3,759 yards and 20 touchdowns on 302 completions. It was the sixth consecutive season in which he passed for more than 3,000 yards. In 2002 with the Giants, Collins enjoyed the most prolific season by a quarterback in Giants history. He set a team record, was first in the NFC and was fourth in the NFL with 4,073 passing yards, surpassing Phil Simms’ 1984 record of 4,044 yards. His 545 passes were the second-highest total in team history behind his own 2001mark of 568 attempts. Collins recorded career highs in 2002 for completions (335), completion percentage (61.5%), passing yards (4,073) and passer rating (85.4). In 2000, Collins passed the 3,000-yard marker for the first time in his career and posted a career-high 22 touchdowns as he led the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV. He earned a Pro Bowl appearance in 1996 after he led the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game in his second season as a signal caller in the NFL. As a rookie in 1995, Collins started 13 games and was a first-team all-rookie selection by College and Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News and Pro Football Weekly/PFWA. His 7-6 record as a starter made him the first rookie quarterback with at least nine starts to post a winning record since Dan Marino’s 7-3 mark with Miami in 1983. Collins was originally selected by the Panthers in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, becoming the first draft pick in the expansion team’s history. TITANS TIDBITS: • Collins finds peace and comfort with his wife, Brooke, and daughter, Riley, on his 1,580-acre farm in Asheboro, N.C. “Blue Q Ranch” was named as such by Collins because every team for whom he ever played quarterback (Q) besides the Oakland Raiders used blue as one of their primary colors. There are over 300 head of registered angus cattle on the property. • In addition to tending to matters on his farm, Collins spends much of his free time fishing and hunting deer, wild turkey and wild boar. • The K.C. for Kids Foundation works e