Notes: Jamie Collins is “ready to take it all on”

Photo by Allan Dranberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesGiven his long pedigree with the New England Patriots’ style of defense stretching back to Matt Patricia’s days in Foxboro, the seamless integration of free agent acquisition Jamie Collins Sr. into the Lions defense was a natural thing to assume. Speaking to the media via Zoom on Thursday, though, the newly-arrived linebacker made it clear he is also fitting right in with his new team off the field as well.

MLive’s Ben Raven highlighted the camaraderie between Collins and fellow linebacker Jarrad Davis at the start, linking back to mutual admiration expressed by Davis earlier in the week. When the questions turned to the special…