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Nick Collins rode an emotional roller coaster of an offseason.
First he celebrated the birth of his third child in April, adding a baby brother to a family that already included one son and daughter.
But then that close-knit family had to deal with the loss of Collins' father, Willie, who succumbed to a three-year battle with prostate cancer in May. Willie Collins had been a tremendous influence on Nick's football career, and the two were as close as any father and son could be.
All those family responsibilities contributed to Collins' staying at home in Florida throughout most of the team's voluntary offseason workout program. There were media reports that Collins was also looking for a new contract, and was staging a mini-protest by skipping voluntary team activities.
But he did return for a week during spring workouts and again for the three-day mandatory mini-camp to conclude the offseason program, and despite lots of questions as to whether he..
Source: Packers.com
