La’el Collins is already proving he was worth the investment from Dallas Cowboys with awesome sighting at practice
La’el Collins clearly wanted to be back with the Cowboys.
When the Dallas Cowboys signed La’el Collins last week, it was clear he faced an uphill battle to earn a top spot on the depth chart of the offensive line. And even if that remains the case for now, Collins is already proving that he was worth the investment.
Collins—who is reuniting with the team that first gave him a chance in the NFL back in 2015—showed how much he can bring to the table even if he doesn’t step on the field during the regular season for Dallas.
At the end of Thursday’s training camp practice, Collins spent extra time working with a few young players: Second-round rookie Donovan Ezeiruaku (EDGE), starting left guard Tyler Smith and late-round rookie guard Ajani Cornelius.
How cool is that? Collins is taking the extra time to work not with one but with several younger players on the rise for the Cowboys. On both sides of the ball, too. With 86 career game starts under his belt, Collins has a lot to teach the couple of rooms that make up the Cowboys’ trenches. Keep in mind, though Collins went undrafted in 2015, he was considered a top ten prospect but dropped as a result of being interrogated by Louisiana State police in a crime for which he wasn’t considered a suspect.
And the best part is Collins has always been that kind of a leader. Former Cowboys’ international player Isaac Alarcón once told me in an interview that the former had paid for his first few sessions with offensive line guru Duke Manyweather.
“We’ve got a great group of guys,” Collins said of the OL room after being signed. “Guys who are hungry, who love to work, and who love to compete.”
But don’t mistake Collins’ mentor approach confuse you: He wants to play and believes he can take on either tackle or guard assignments. He’s coming to fight for a role on the team.
“[I have a whole lot left to offer], my body is fresh—I have a whole lot,” Collins said. “So it’s all about being consistent with my prep and my post. Just being ready to stay on top of things and be proactive.”
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