He started 12 of 14 games played during his rookie season in 2001, helping a Patriots running game which averaged 112.2 yards per game.
No other Patriot ran the ball more than twice.
When the Patriots did not run the ball often, the Packers were mystified.
The Patriots often run what the Packers call an outside flood.
Actually, the Patriots have thrown the ball 284 times and run it 168 times.
The Patriots, a team that usually relies on their passing game, ran almost as many times as they passed.
"The Patriot" ran too long for summer audiences (160 minutes).
Patriots ran from their positions "yelling, shooting, and slashing on every hand."
No reason was given for the release of Collins, still the Patriots' best all-round running back.
Tennessee had allowed the Patriots to run just 19 offensive plays after they took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter.