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i've read that joe elliott played in various bands before def leppard, not all of them as a singer, but i'm pretty sure these were garage band type bands. they all probably played covers of other peoples' songs.
[[Image:Kerry_collins.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Kerry Collins as a New York Giant]]
'''Kerry Michael Collins''' (born [[December 30]], [[1972]] in [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[American football]] player who currently plays [[quarterback]] for the [[Oakland Raiders]].
==Playing career==
===Penn State and the NFL===
Kerry Collins played collegiate football at [[Penn State University]], where he earned numerous awards. He was selected as the Carolina Panthers' first pick (fifth overall) in the 1995 [[National Football League|NFL]] Draft. He was the first player ever chosen by the Panthers, who entered the league that year. In his three seasons with the Panthers, he threw for 7,295 yards, 39 [[touchdown]]s and 49 [[interception]]s. His completion percentage was 52.6% and his [[quarterback rating]] was 65.6. In his second season, he led the Panthers to the [[NFC Championship]] Game.
===Battles with alcoholism===
Before the 1997 season got underway, Collins' private battle with [[alcoholism]] started to make public headlines. Collins threw 21 interceptions during the 1997 season and the Panthers finished 7-9, just one season after advancing to the NFC Championship. Collins was placed on waivers by Carolina during the 1998 season and subsequently signed by the [[New Orleans Saints]]. On [[November 2]], [[1998]] Collins was arrested for drunk driving in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. He finished the 1998 campaign in New Orleans and signed with the [[New York Giants]] as a free agent on [[February 19]], [[1999]].
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===Racism===
In a highly publicized incident, on the last night of [[Carolina Panthers]] training camp in 1997 Collins used the word [[nigger]] in reference to [[African-American]] teammate [[Muhsin Muhammad]] while in a drunken state. Supposebly, Collins also inadvertently slurred offensive lineman Noberto Davidds-Garrido, who is of hispanic descent. This resulted in Collins being punched in the eye by Davidds-Garrido. Collins has stated that in his intoxicated state he thought the use of the racial epithet would help him and his teammates bond. Collins claims he is not a racist, but was labeled a racist in the media and public opinion for the event.
===Rehabilitation===
Not long after signing with New York, Collins decided to seek treatment for his alcoholism. He entered a rehabilitation clinic in [[Topeka, Kansas]]. No sooner did Collins get his personal life back on track than his professional career followed. Collins started the 1999 season as the Giants' second-string quarterback, but soon claimed the starting job. In the 2000 season Collins led the Giants to [[Super Bowl XXXV]], where they lost to the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. After five seasons in New York, Collins was released by the Giants in 2004. The team had already signed former league MVP [[Kurt Warner]] and traded for 2004's #1 draft pick, [[Eli Manning]]. The move was seen as a cost-cutting measure, since Collins was due to earn $7 million from the Giants in 2004. After his release, Collins signed a three-year, $16.82 million contract with the [[Oakland Raiders]].
Collins began the 2004 season as the team's backup to [[Rich Gannon]], but took over the starting role when Gannon suffered a neck injury in the third week of the regular season. Collins is the team's starting quarterback for the 2005 season, subsequent to Gannon's retirement.[http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050729/NEWS/507290360/1010/SPORTS]
==Awards==
*Won the 1994 [[Maxwell Award]] (Nation's top college player)
*Won the 1994 [[Davey O'Brien Award]] (Nation's top college quarterback)
*Selected to the NFL [[Pro Bowl]] following the 1996 season.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" ID="Table3"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" colspan="7" | Passing
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" colspan="3" | Rushing
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" | Season
! ALIGN="center" | Team
! ALIGN="center" | League
! ALIGN="center" | GP
! ALIGN="center" | Comp
! ALIGN="center" | Att
! ALIGN="center" | Pct
! ALIGN="center" | Yds
! ALIGN="center" | TD
! ALIGN="center" | INT
! ALIGN="center" | Att
! ALIGN="center" | Yds
! ALIGN="center" | TD
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 1995
| ALIGN="center" | [[Carolina Panthers|Carolina]]
| ALIGN="center" | [[National Football League|NFL]]
| ALIGN="center" | 15
| ALIGN="center" | 214
| ALIGN="center" | 432
| ALIGN="center" | 49.5
| ALIGN="center" | 2717
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 42
| ALIGN="center" | 74
| ALIGN="center" | 3
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | 1996
| ALIGN="center" | Carolina
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 204
| ALIGN="center" | 364
| ALIGN="center" | 56.0
| ALIGN="center" | 2454
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 9
| ALIGN="center" | 32
| ALIGN="center" | 38
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 1997
| ALIGN="center" | Carolina
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 200
| ALIGN="center" | 381
| ALIGN="center" | 52.5
| ALIGN="center" | 2124
| ALIGN="center" | 11
| ALIGN="center" | 21
| ALIGN="center" | 26
| ALIGN="center" | 65
| ALIGN="center" | 1
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | 1998
| ALIGN="center" | Carolina
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 76
| ALIGN="center" | 162
| ALIGN="center" | 46.9
| ALIGN="center" | 1011
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 40
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 1998
| ALIGN="center" | [[New Orleans Saints|New Orleans]]
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 94
| ALIGN="center" | 191
| ALIGN="center" | 49.2
| ALIGN="center" | 1202
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 10
| ALIGN="center" | 23
| ALIGN="center" | 113
| ALIGN="center" | 1
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | 1999
| ALIGN="center" | [[New York Giants|NYG]]
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 10
| ALIGN="center" | 191
| ALIGN="center" | 332
| ALIGN="center" | 57.5
| ALIGN="center" | 2316
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 11
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 36
| ALIGN="center" | 2
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2000
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 311
| ALIGN="center" | 529
| ALIGN="center" | 58.8
| ALIGN="center" | 3610
| ALIGN="center" | 22
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 41
| ALIGN="center" | 65
| ALIGN="center" | 1
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | 2001
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 327
| ALIGN="center" | 568
| ALIGN="center" | 57.6
| ALIGN="center" | 3764
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 39
| ALIGN="center" | 73
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2002
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 335
| ALIGN="center" | 545
| ALIGN="center" | 61.5
| ALIGN="center" | 4073
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 44
| ALIGN="center" | -3
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | 2003
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 284
| ALIGN="center" | 500
| ALIGN="center" | 56.8
| ALIGN="center" | 3110
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 49
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2004
| ALIGN="center" | [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]]
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 289
| ALIGN="center" | 513
| ALIGN="center" | 56.3
| ALIGN="center" | 3495
| ALIGN="center" | 21
| ALIGN="center" | 20
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 36
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Regular season totals
! ALIGN="center" | 137
! ALIGN="center" | 2525
! ALIGN="center" | 4517
! ALIGN="center" | 55.9
! ALIGN="center" | 29873
! ALIGN="center" | 153
! ALIGN="center" | 154
! ALIGN="center" | 306
! ALIGN="center" | 586
! ALIGN="center" | 8
|}
===Playoffs===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" ID="Table3"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" colspan="7" | Passing
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! ALIGN="center" colspan="3" | Rushing
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" | Season
! ALIGN="center" | Team
! ALIGN="center" | League
! ALIGN="center" | GP
! ALIGN="center" | Comp
! ALIGN="center" | Att
! ALIGN="center" | Pct
! ALIGN="center" | Yds
! ALIGN="center" | TD
! ALIGN="center" | INT
! ALIGN="center" | Att
! ALIGN="center" | Yds
! ALIGN="center" | TD
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | [[NFL_playoffs%2C_1996-97|1996]]
| ALIGN="center" | Carolina
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 31
| ALIGN="center" | 59
| ALIGN="center" | 52.5
| ALIGN="center" | 315
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [[NFL_playoffs%2C_2000-01|2000]]
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 56
| ALIGN="center" | 98
| ALIGN="center" | 57.1
| ALIGN="center" | 622
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 6
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 26
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | [[NFL_playoffs%2C_2002-03|2002]]
| ALIGN="center" | NYG
| ALIGN="center" | NFL
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 29
| ALIGN="center" | 43
| ALIGN="center" | 67.4
| ALIGN="center" | 342
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Playoff totals
! ALIGN="center" | 7
! ALIGN="center" | 116
! ALIGN="center" | 200
! ALIGN="center" | 58.0
! ALIGN="center" | 1279
! ALIGN="center" | 12
! ALIGN="center" | 10
! ALIGN="center" | 21
! ALIGN="center" | 30
! ALIGN="center" | 0
|}
==Sources==
*Reed, Steve (January 27, 2001). [http://www.gazettearchives.com/panthers2001/_article/00000335.htm Once a lost soul, Collins turns career, life around] ''The Gaston Gazette''
*King, Peter (January 22, 2001). [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/peter_king/news/2001/01/22/king_collins/ Collins' sobering story] ''CNNSI.com''
*Gay, Nancy (October 3, 2004). [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/10/03/RAIDERS.TMP Collins appreciates second chances] ''San Francisco Chronicle''
==External links==
* {{espn nfl|id=3115|name=Kerry Collins}}
* {{pro-football-reference|id=CollKe00|name=Kerry Collins}}
*Kerry Collins fantasy news and stats from [http://fantasynews.sandbox.com/2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NFL&leaguenum=&id=3115 Sandbox Fantasy News]
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