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Cecil Collins
Position(s); Running back	Jersey #(s); 34
Born	November 19, 1976 (age 33); Fort Knox, Kentucky
Career information
Year(s)	1999–1999
NFL Draft	1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 134
College	LSU; McNeese State
Professional teams
	Miami Dolphins (1999);
Career stats
Rushing att-yards	131-414
Receptions-yards	6-32
Touchdowns	2
	Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
	No notable achievements;

Cecil J. P. "The Diesel" Collins (born November 19, 1976 in Fort Knox, Kentucky) is a former American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He is currently incarcerated in the Hendry Correctional Facility, a Florida prison.

[edit] Early years

Collins attended Leesville High School in Leesville, Louisiana and amassed 7,833 yards over his high school football career.

[edit] College career

He began college at LSU and in only four games, compiled 596 yards in his first season there before breaking his leg versus Vanderbilt. He was kicked off of LSU after being twice arrested for illegally entering dwellings. He said he was sleepwalking and had no recollection of the entering the girls' rooms. He made a second attempt at college football at McNeese State University but spent time in a half-way house due to a failed drug screen.

[edit] NFL career

Collins was selected as the first pick in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Dolphins out of McNeese State University by then coach-general manager Jimmy Johnson. Johnson explained that he believed Collins had only been sleepwalking. He appeared in eight games in the 1999 season, accumulating 414 yards and two touchdowns.

[edit] Legal issues

On December 16, 1999, Collins committed burglary in Palm Trace Landings, an apartment complex in Davie, Florida. He admits he broke into the home of a married woman that he knew from the gym, but said he only wanted to watch her sleep. After conviction on the charge, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. His current release date is in 2014. Upon release, he may face incarceration in Louisiana due to his prior conduct there.

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Contents

[edit] Early years

[edit] College career

[edit] NFL career

[edit] Legal issues

[edit] External links