Shawn Collins
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1967)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Sean Collins (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shawn Collins
| number = 85, 80, 81, 82, 89
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|02|20}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 207
| high_school = San Diego (CA) Kearny
| college = Northern Arizona
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 27
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1989|1992}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1992}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1993}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993){{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/player/shawncollins/2500156/profile | title=Shawn Collins Stats, News and Video - WR | website=NFL.com }}
- Memphis Mad Dogs ({{CFL Year|1995}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-collisha001|title=Shawn Collins football Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1995)
- Frankfurt Galaxy ({{FRA season|1995}})
- Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|1997}})
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
- World Bowl champion (III)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 98
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,433
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 5
| aflstatlabel1 = Receptions
| aflstatvalue1 = 5
| aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 52
| aflstatlabel3 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue3 = 3
| aflstatlabel4 = Rushing touchdowns
| aflstatvalue4 = 1
| afl = 324
| pfr = C/CollSh00
}}
Shawn Collins (born February 20, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.
Collins also played for the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Frankfurt Galaxy. He played in the Canadian Football League in 1995 for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Memphis Mad Dogs.
References
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{{1989 NFL Draft}}
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Category:Players of American football from San Diego
Category:Players of Canadian football from San Diego
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Frankfurt Galaxy players
Category:Iowa Barnstormers players
Category:Memphis Mad Dogs players
Category:Kearny High School (California) alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate players of American football
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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