Calvin Collins

Calvin Collins (born January 5, 1974) is a former NFL guard who played seven seasons in the NFL from 1997–2004. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons. Collins played high school football at West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont, Texas, where he was teammates with Frank Middleton and James Brown. He started on both offense and defense and earned Scholar Athlete of the Year honors his senior year. Collins also was a member of ... more

Calvin Collins (born January 5, 1974) is a former NFL guard who played seven seasons in the NFL from 1997–2004. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons. Collins played high school football at West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont, Texas, where he was teammates with Frank Middleton and James Brown. He started on both offense and defense and earned Scholar Athlete of the Year honors his senior year. Collins also was a member of the National Honor Society and the West Brook Powerlifting team. Collins was the number one rated offensive lineman in the state in 1992 and ranked in the top ten also as a defensive lineman. After a whirlwind recruiting season, Collins chose Texas A&M; University over UCLA, Oklahoma, Michigan, Miami, Texas, and LSU. Collins redshirted in 1993, but was among only two freshman that traveled with the team as valuable reserves. In 1994 as a redshirt freshman, Collins started with 4 other seniors to form one of the best offensive lines in Texas A... less