- Tory Collins
NFL player
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Birthplace=New Orleans, Louisiana
Position=Defensive Tackle
College=Northwestern State University
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years=2007 -"present"
teams=Chicago Bears
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American football player, who currently plays for theChicago Bears on theNational Football League . An undrafteddefensive tackle Northwestern State University , Collins is currently competing for a role on the Bears' starting roster. He hails fromNew Orleans, Louisiana , where his family lived until their home was destroyed byHurricane Katrina in 2005. Collins cites his desire to help his family as one of his biggest motivations to excel as a professional athlete. [Chicagobears.com, [http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=3411 Collins driven by devastating natural disaster] Retrieved onMay 12 ,2007 ] He also plays to honor the memory ofMarquise Hill , a professional football player and close friend, who died on May 28, 2007. [Mayer, Larry, [http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=3508 Bears rookie trying to cope with yet another tragedy] (June 8, 2007), chicagobears.com, Retrieved on June 9, 2007.]Collins was cut from the Bears' active roster before the 2007 season.
References
External links
* [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player135.html Official Chicago Bears Profile]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2007/draft/players/18822.html Sports Illustrated Draft Profile]
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