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Nick Collins reflects on career cut short by injury

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Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Nick Collins talks to media before the team’s Hall of Fame Induction Banquet held Saturday at Lambeau Field.

Green Bay — Nick Collins closes his eyes, and he's kneeling in AT&T Stadium's end zone all over again. The crowd roars. Cameras flash. One hundred million people watch.

More than six years have passed. A lifetime. His Super Bowl memory hasn't faded. Collins can tell you all about that interception against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the weaving, 37-yard touchdown return that followed.