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Landon Collins no longer plays for the New York Giants, and got the massive payday he sought in free agency. Still, the Washington Redskins’ superstar safety clearly has no love lost for Giants general manager Dave Gettleman. During a Monday appearance on NFL Network, Collins was asked how he would react if he saw Gettleman […]

The New York Giants parted with two of their more notable players on both sides of the ball this offseason. It seems there is no love lost between Big Blue and Washington Redskins safety Landon Collins. Odell Beckham has not been shy about expressing his distaste with the Giants’ organization. Collins took his turn 106.7 […]

The NFC East seems to be a wide-open division in 2019 with the Washington Redskins trying to add their names to the mix. Of course, many people have chosen either the Dallas Cowboys or Philadelphia Eagles as the prohibitive favorites. Although, the consensus is that the New York Giants will finish dead-last in the division. […]

The Washington Redskins started their rebuild early this offseason with a major splash in free agency, acquiring safety Landon Collins. Moving over from the New York Giants, he signed a six-year, $84-million contract with Washington. Due to that, many are expecting monster things from the safety. Others however feel like he is overpaid and won’t […]

The Washington Redskins made a major splash in free agency this year, signing safety Landon Collins to a six-year deal. This would’ve been a massive move no matter what, but the fact that he comes from the division rival New York Giants made it all that much more newsworthy. Well the fun doesn’t stop there. […]

The Washington Redskins have made a lot of big additions this offseason. Their biggest free agent acquisition was safety Landon Collins. Meanwhile, the most significant move they made in the NFL Draft was getting Dwayne Haskins to be their next franchise quarterback. It appears everything is going great. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Collins […]

Washington Redskins safety Landon Collins can’t wait to get a piece of New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley on the field. Collins predicted it’ll be “full-go” between himself and Barkley when the Redskins and Giants collide during the 2019 NFL season, per the New York Post’s Paul Schwartz. I was only saying that for […]

Safety Landon Collins is already feeling at home with the Washington Redskins. This was what Collins told the New York Post’s Paul Schwartz on June 9. Honestly I feel more of a Redskin now after going through OTAs and after being there for a while, after meeting guys and hanging out with them, having great […]

The Washington Redskins were able to lure one of their division rivals’ top players in free agency. The Redskins landed Landon Collins who had played for the New York Giants his entire career. Collins said he is ready to tackle his former teammate, Saquon Barkley this season. Of course, the Redskins and the Giants face […]

The New York Giants lost a couple of star players this offseason, trading wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns and allowing safety Landon Collins to sign a multi-year deal with the division rival Washington Redskins. While the trade of Beckham snatched the most headlines, the Giants’ decision to not even attempt to […]

The Washington Redskins signed Landon Collins to a big contract this offseason, and they finally are seeing him on the field. Collins was recovering from offseason surgery which caused him to miss the first couple OTAs, but he has been on the field for every practice this week. Coach Jay Gruden said the team is […]

Landon Collins never wanted to leave New York, but didn’t have much choice in the matter when Giants general manager Dave Gattleman decided not to retain him. Joining NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Thursday, Collins said he would have played his entire career with Big Blue if he had his way. “It hit me pretty tough, […]

The New York Giants did not even make much of an attempt to re-sign Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins this offseason, and as a result, Collins ended up signing a lucrative multi-year deal with the division rival Washington Redskins. But why did the Giants simply let Collins walk without even trying to bring him back? […]

Washington Redskins safety Landon Collins had a standout season last year with the New York Giants and Pro Football Focus has taken notice. According to PFF Collins finished last season with 23 run stops which was the second highest total among safeties. Landon Collins joined the Redskins after finishing with the 2nd-most run stops among […]

Landon Collins didn’t expect the Redskins to end up with quarterback Dwayne Haskins. The former New York Giants safety told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on his podcast he expected his old team to select the Ohio State product at No. 6 overall. Instead, the Giants took Duke’s Daniel Jones. Collins added he thought Washington stole […]

The New York Giants surprised a lot of people when they opted to take Duke’s Daniel Jones instead of Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins as their quarterback of the future in 2019 NFL Draft. Count former Giants safety Landon Collins among them. Collins, now a teammate of Haskins’ with the Washington Redskins, thought New York was […]

The New York Giants lost two of their best players this offseason, as they traded wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns and saw safety Landon Collins head to the Washington Redskins via free agency. Beckham was dealt largely as a result of the Giants not exactly loving his antics both on the […]

Landon Collins ended up signing a massive $84 million contract with the Washington Redskins this offseason, but the safety had originally hoped to remain with the New York Giants. While Collins appreciates his new team, he never wanted to leave his first. “I’m starting a new chapter and I’m on a good team,” Collins said, […]

After securing a huge $84 million contract from the Washington Redskins, Landon Collins is ready to begin recruiting other teammates to join the Washington secondary, starting with superstar cornerback Jalen Ramsey. @jalenramsey if you don’t want to be on a team where your VP…. is all in the media, all in your mentions, talking about […]

As a pair of big-hitting safeties for the Washington Redskins, Sean Taylor and Landon Collins had a lot more in common with one another beyond both wearing the number 21. After Washington signed the former New York Giant to a six-year contract with $45 million of a possible $84 million guaranteed, there was some discussion […]

The New York Giants allowed arguably the best safety in football to walk via free agency this offseason, as Landon Collins signed a six-year deal with the Washington Redskins last week. As a result, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has fallen under harsh criticism, as New York did not even place a franchise tag on […]

The Washington Redskins made a splash in free agency by signing Landon Collins. Of course, given the Redskins’ struggles as a franchise, the move has been questioned by plenty of people. Those who are questioning the signing are labeling Collins as a “box safety.” In an article for the Washington Post, Collins mentioned the criticism […]

Like so many young football fans born in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Landon Collins grew up idolizing the late, great Sean Taylor. Unlike an overwhelming majority of those youngsters, though, Collins actually has the chance to follow in his favorite player’s footsteps as a superstar safety for the Washington Redskins. After signing the […]

The free agency market was packed with a good number of top-caliber safeties. One of them was New York Giants standout Landon Collins, who earned his third-straight Pro Bowl nod after finishing the 2018 season with over 95 tackles out of the secondary for the fourth-consecutive year. Earlier this week, reports came out that Collins […]

The Washington Redskins main attraction so far this offseason has been Landon Collins. Their new addition brings star power to the secondary and should help solidify the safety position. He’s also taking no time in attempting to endear himself to the fans, with a short message on Twitter. .@TheHumble_21 has a message for Redskins Nation. […]

In 2018, the Dallas Cowboys found a way to squeeze into the playoffs with a 10-6 record, but they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round. Still, there are many things to be happy about in Jerry World nowadays. The Cowboys have their quarterback of the future in Dak Prescott, arguably […]

As a surprising move this offseason, the New York Giants decided to not place the franchise tag on Landon Collins, making him an unrestricted free agent. Now Collins is about to be a member of the Washington Redskins. It’s not every day you see a multi-year captain be allowed to go elsewhere for absolutely nothing. […]

Landon Collins’ first foray into free agency didn’t last long. Barely more than halfway through the first-day suitors are permitted to negotiate with free agents, the former New York Giants safety has reportedly agreed to a record-breaking contract with one of his old team’s biggest rivals. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Collins will sign […]

The New York Giants made headlines with their decision not to re-sign safety Landon Collins. It appears he may ultimately wound up staying in the NFC East. There is plenty of speculation regarding Collins’ next landing spot. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Washington Redskins could be a potential frontrunner for his services, via […]

It is bad enough that the New York Giants simply let veteran safety Landon Collins walk without getting anything in return for his services. However, things might just go from bad to worse in East Rutherford as the Giants’ arch rival, the Dallas Cowboys, are now reportedly interested in potentially adding Collins this offseason. According […]

It’s safe to say Landon Collins is arguably the best safety hitting this season’s free agency market and the New York Giants are going to have their hands full replacing him. It doesn’t appear the Giants are looking to spend their money on the safety position this offseason. There are several players that will cost […]

Landon Collins is set to hit the free agency market this offseason after the New York Giants decided not to place the franchise tag on him. While it is shocking that the Giants are letting him walk this easily, Collins could not be happier to have the freedom to choose where to play the next […]

Jerry Jones, he swears, wants nothing more than to win another Super Bowl. As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for free agency, though, the team is apparently uninterested in adding either of the league’s top two available safeties. According to Calvin Watkins of The Athletic, both Landon Collins and Earl Thomas will command a contract in […]

Landon Collins’ departure from the New York Giants became all but official earlier this week, when the team told the three-time Pro Bowler it would not place the franchise tag on him, leading Collins to post a farewell message to teammates, coaches, and fans on social media the following morning. Come March 11, when teams […]

Now that we’re just a few days away from NFL fee agency, the prospects are heating up about what will happen to folks like Landon Collins. According to CBS Sports, Collins — like Antonio Brown, whom we’d previously reported would have a new NFL home by Friday — is a hot property on the free […]

The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a disappointing 2018 NFL season. Regardless, it appears they are rather optimistic about their prospects in free agency. The 49ers have a number of voids to fill this offseason. According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports, they will be looking to sign a starting-caliber safety: I’m under the […]

Now that Landon Collins has called it a day with the New York Giants, Big Blue needs to consider taking on Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to replace him. The Giants opted not to place the franchise tag on Landon Collins. As a result, SB Nation has confirmed that the Kansas City Chiefs have made recruiting him […]

The Atlanta Falcons are two seasons removed from a Super Bowl appearance and while they have not looked quite like the team they were in 2016, they aren’t far off. The Falcons were unfortunately hit by the injury bug very badly in 2018 and it started out very quickly into the season. Safety Keanu Neal, […]

Might the Detroit Lions look to another former New York Giant this offseason to continue fortifying their defense? One NFL analyst seems to think so. In the wake of Landon Collins’ official departure from the Giants, The Athletic’s Chris Burke suggested that the Lions indeed have interest in bringing in the three-time Pro Bowler in […]