Former Alabama All-American getting released by Washington Commanders, per report
By Andrew Olson
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After 3 seasons in Washington, Landon Collins will look for a new home in free agency.
Collins told Josina Anderson that he was not interested in taking another pay cut to stay in Washington. Collins noted that the team’s finances changed with the acquisition of Carson Wentz.
Landon Collins just told me he’s moving on from the Washington Commanders, per him.
“They asked me to take a pay cut. The first one was fine. Then they asked me to take another one. The money changed after they signed Carson Wentz. I’ll just take my chances in free agency.”
— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 10, 2022
A unanimous All-American at Alabama in 2014, Collins has been in the NFL since 2015 when the New York Giants selected him with the No. 33 overall pick in the draft. Collins spent 4 seasons with the Giants. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2015, earned first-team All-Pro recognition in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl 3 times (2016-18).
Collins signed with Washington ahead of the 2019 season. He played in 35 games, all starts, over the past 3 seasons. In 2021, Collins started 13 games, recording 81 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.
We’ll see where Collins lands next.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
