Andre Collins

Andre Pierre Collins (born May 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins. Collins currently serves as director of retired players for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), where he works to ensure retirees make successful post-football transitions.

A standout inside linebacker playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Collins was named a 1989 All-American and a Butkus Award finalist. He attended Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. Collins was in the first group of inductees to the Cinnaminson High School Athletics Hall of Fame. He was selected by Washington in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft. . He intercepted Brett Favre’s first pass in the NFL.

Collins earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration from Penn State in 1991.