Who's looking for a top notch free safety. This kid is ready to dominate #2014
— Nick Collins (@nickdapick36) February 4, 2014
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This board could use one, quick somebody e-mail him X4's link.
Jerry..... It moved...... I THINK IT MOVED!!!!!!
The nerve of these guys !
He and Finley are neck & neck in their efforts to return to the field; just the thought of a stud safety back there makes my spine tingle
I seen that.
I'm amazed you found your way over here to post that. Props!
Thanks, I was actually looking for a website to translate America the Beautiful into Farsi.
Since GB won't touch him and NFL teams follow suit with what GB will/won't do I believe this is about the only safety position they'd be willing to put him at:
I love me some Nick Collins, but I hope he's not serious.
For football players, the NFL is as addictive as heroin and the withdrawal seems to be equally painful
heck, if the doc's are good with it and he wants to sign off on a bunch of waivers to protect the GBP from any possible resulting damages who are we to deny a man gainful employment. 
Seems he tweeted that while on vacation.
Great vacation with the wife @SWilliams2138, The Collins, and The Jones... Back to Texas we go.
I'm guessing Tramon bitched a little about the 2013 Packers safety position during their time together.
Or they played a little football and Tramon couldn't tackle Nicks kids.
Originally Posted by Tdog:
heck, if the doc's are good with it and he wants to sign off on a bunch of waivers to protect the GBP from any possible resulting damages who are we to deny a man gainful employment.
Terrance Murphy offered precisely that within his contract to the Packers. They still said no. Murphys agent then went onto every other team in the league and offered the same deal. They all said no.
I think for the NFL, the thought of Collins going down again in a heap after getting hit laying motionless on the field knowing his medical history is about all the PR nightmare they need to conjure up to realize: BAD IDEA.
Even if Collins held GB or X team harmless to a lawsuit, if the above happened you would have talking heads going off left and right that the NFL doesn't care about players, that Collins should have never been allowed back, etc etc.
I just can't see any team taking that risk.
PR concerns aside, there's no player, no matter how much he wanted back on the field, that would accept a deal that said the Packers don't have to pay at all if the player ends up on IR. That's the only way a team would sign Collins and that's why no team would sign Terrance Murphy. The injury risk is so high and they don't want to pay someone who will likely end up on IR for nothing. Even if it's vet minimum (which for Collins would be pretty high) that's a very risky gamble with precious cap space. From my understanding the injury wavers only protect the team from being sued by the player if he's re-injured, not from the balance of his contract if he ends up on IR. The team can tout all they want about how they're only thinking about what's best for Nick, but that's what it comes down to and I don't blame them.
Money always plays a role, but given the immense lip service the league is paying to player safety, I think pboi's comments on the potential PR nightmare were a big part of the decision
No doubt the lawyers weighed in on liability too, irregardless of the contract language
In a league where they hire guys to stand on the sidelines to make sure your socks are at the correct height... the NFL Image and Shield will always be protected over any one player. The need$$ of the many outweigh the needs of the few, especially with concussion & injury settlements still being disputed in the courts
Originally Posted by Satori:
...No doubt the lawyers weighed in on liability too, irregardless of the contract language...
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This. Just because he signs off any liability to the Packers, that doesn't guarantee GB of any wrongdoing if they are sued by Collins in the future.
Nice if it was true, have to wait like Finley to hear what the Packers Doctors think.
Wilde tweeted that he talked to Collin's agent and there is no change to his status/recovery progress. Dr's still saying too risky to return.
I was always a huge Nick Collins fan, but this sounds like a really bad idea. Every time I see M.D. Jennings or one of the other losers they put out there at safety these days get burned or miss a tackle, I think about Collins. With that said, he needs to stay retired.
Originally Posted by Satori:
No doubt the lawyers weighed in on liability too, irregardless of the contract language
15 yards.......Taunting.
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
Wilde tweeted that he talked to Collin's agent and there is no change to his status/recovery progress. Dr's still saying too risky to return.
Probably the Cabernet talking during the tweet----I've been there.
Sometimes players need to be protected from themselves. It's not like this is a bad knee or even an eye we are talking about...this is is neck...this is an instant away from lifetime paralysis or death. You can make the argument that this can happen on any given play, but the odds are exponentially greater for someone like Collins.