Lombard worked with New England for two years before migrating to his current gig with the NFL on FOX. In the interview, he said that Bill Belichick’s decision to trade Collins had more to do with his performance than his contract status.
“Watch the tape. Jamie has not played particularly well,” Lombardi said. “Sometimes freelancing is a problem, and I think sometimes effort is a problem.”
He also said that Collins was beginning to coast on run defense and that the team function better as a unit when rookie Elandon Roberts began hitting the field.
“I used to tell Jamie (Collins) in the meetings: ‘We are as good as you want us to be'”- @mlombardifoxtv on the message BB is sending.