He recalled “partying,” with Burrow in the Superdome locker room that night in 2020 as former and current Tigers celebrated LSU’s national title spearheaded by Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, another Bengal.
But as they watched LSU lose in March Madness, this was the longest Collins had spent with Burrow and No. 9 was as advertised.
“One of the coolest guys you’ll ever meet. Down to earth and a guy I just want to protect without a doubt,” Collins said. “Just visualizing that moment (in 2020) of winning that championship and knowing how he felt after that game and Chase and all those guys felt to being able to bring that here, I think we’ve got something special and we could get it done.”
Pollack knows Collins is special. Who else would tell him he missed his famously grueling practices? From his days in Dallas, when Cowboys running back Ezekial Elliott won an NFL rushing title, Pollack can still see that play against Seattle, when Collins rode not one, but two Seahawks down the field. And…