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Jalen Collins and Ra’Shede Hageman: Cautionary draft tales in the Dimitroff Era

If you’re the gambling type, I can confidently advise you to wager a comical amount of money on cornerback Jalen Collins never playing an NFL snap again. Mortgage your home. Dip into your kid’s college fund if you like. This is as much of a lock as not biting into a Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sundays.

Jettisoned on the league’s Island of Pariahs, Collins has already racked up an impressive 28 games on his suspension tab. He’s played in only 24 regular season games.

While Jalen Collins never achieved the success on the field that justified his second-round draft position, he did give a first-round masterclass on an inability to get out of your own way.