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Jamie Collins is back with the New England Patriots and will be looking to re-write how things ended the first time around. The 29-year-old had an exciting initial three-year spell with the Patriots between 2013 and 2016, but his stay in New England came to an unexpected end.
On his way out the door, Collins was criticized for failing to stick to the gameplan and freelancing too much within the Patriots’ structured system. A simpler explanation was that Collins was just going to be too expensive for the Patriots and the team got what they could for him (third-round comp pick) and still went on to win a Super Bowl. Either way, the Pats sent him packing midway into the 2016 season.
After including that pick in a package for Brandin Cooks in 2017, the Pats then moved Cooks to the Rams, complicating the return on Collins. The ultimate result of the Collins trade? One year of Cooks, and current Patriots Deatrich Wise, Isaiah Wynn, Keion Crossen, Ryan Izzo and rookie Byron Cowart. Yes, the Pats turned Collins into a ton of value and now he’s back.
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