FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that they have traded LB Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional draft pick.
Collins, 27, is in his fourth NFL season after joining New England as a second round draft pick (52nd overall) out of Southern Mississippi in the 2013 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, has played in 50 NFL games with 41 starts and has accumulated 280 total tackles, 10 1/2 sacks, five interceptions, 16 passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, including one for a touchdown, one blocked field goal and one blocked extra point.