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Looks like Kerry Collins, quarterback of the Nittany Lions’ last undefeated Rose Bowl champion team, will be in the NFL this year after all. Recall that after starting his NFL career at Carolina, where he battled the alcohol demon, he had a brief stint with New Orleans, then went to the New York Giants for a couple of years including a Super Bowl, and was last seen in Oakland, where he was released at the end of last season in a salary cap move. Now, it appears that he’s in the final throes negotiating a deal with the Tennessee Titans, where he’ll join Penn Staters Rich Gardner and Calvin Lowry. Read about it here.

“Turn in your playbook.”

Lots of NFL players will be hearing that this week. It’s cut-down week, with NFL teams having to cut their squads down to 75 players by Tuesday and 53 by Saturday. The Nittany Turkey is paying attention to how Penn State rookies and veterans are doing, and we’ll keep you advised of who makes it and who doesn’t. Stay tuned!