La'El Collins may be in play after all

[Mr. Scot]

Collins plans to sign, once he's cleared

 

Collins intends to meet with police on Monday for questioning in connection with a murder case that now involves two deaths — a 29-year-old woman and her infant child.  Collins is not a suspect in the case, but because he has not been cleared, no one could touch him in the draft.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Collins plans to sign with a team after he is cleared.

Making Collins less attractive in the draft was a vow to sit out the year and re-enter the draft in 2016, if he were drafted this year.  Ultimately, that may have been a ploy aimed at ensuring he wasn’t drafted at all.

Ultimately, Collins can salvage the early portion of his career by signing the standard three-year deal as an undrafted rookie.  While he’d be eligible for restricted free agency after three years, the numbers suggest that he’ll do fairly well, given the current amount and the historic growth of the restricted free agency tenders.

If it actually was a ploy, it was a stupid one.

 

Regardless, if he is actually cleared in the investigation, he's an option.
 

[Squirrel]

If he is cleared will be interesting to see where he goes. 

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

he'll get signed by a team before the investigation is over.

 

high reward/low risk

 

don't know why we wouldn't take a flier on him. innocent until proven guilty.

[Frank Hollywood]

Have to think we'd be a targeted landing spot.

He has to be a starter almost right away to ensure a big payday after 3 years. This means he's going to want to go to a team that has a desperate need for a LT.

Furthermore, one would assume he's going to want a LT needy team that doesn't have many holes, that is missing only a few pieces to going all the way, to keep him in the spotlight and help him shine.

Finally, he'd be playing next to a friend, Turner.

Is there a better team that fits the bill than us?

[L-TownCat]

They were determined to keep Collins from setting a major precedent. Chalk one up for the shield.

[t96]

he'll get signed by a team before the investigation is over.

 

high reward/low risk

 

don't know why we wouldn't take a flier on him. innocent until proven guilty.

He can't just "get signed" he has to agree to it. He's not signing anywhere until this issue is cleared up completely.

[Mr. Scot]

Trai Turner may well try to recruit him.

 

Again, all this contingent on his being cleared.

[Jmac]

If he is cleared, Trai Turner needs to get on the phone and get in his ear. We could sure use his talent if he is innocent.

[Squirrel]

He can't just "get signed" he has to agree to it. He's not signing anywhere until this issue is cleared up completely.

 

Yeah looks like the NFL blacklisted until he is cleared. 

[Squirrel]

if he gets cleared and we somehow get this kid, that has to be one of the biggest robberies in NFL history

 

After Hardy we are owed. 

[uncfan888]

Trai, please get him on the phone and get him here

[Growl]

I'd be really frustrated if we didn't go after him with every thing we had. This could be big for us

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[EMSMedic79]

Trai Turner may well try to recruit him.

This is what I'm hoping! To be sure G-Man has been in his ear.

[Mol3m4n]

He'll go to the Seahawks or a Saints.

I'm just not getting my hopes up to be disappointed.