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  • April 28, 2015 at 11:36 pm #23303
    JackPMiller
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    http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25166620/report-cops-want-info-from-lsu-t-collins-about-slain-woman

    Report: Cops want info from LSU T Collins about slain woman
    By Brandon Wise / CBSSports.com
    April 28, 2015 05:56 PM ET

    Police are requesting to speak with LSU offensive tackle La’el Collins after the shooting death of a pregnant woman last week, who is believed to be his former girlfriend, according to Baton Rouge police Lt. Jonny Dunnam. Collins is not considered a suspect, but police want to see if he can add any information to the case for background.

    Collins’ attorney, Jim Boren, told police he is currently in Chicago preparing for the NFL Draft on Thursday, but he has been in contact with the lead detective on the case. Boren said he retained the services of a private investigative firm to help prove Collins was not in area during the incident, according to ESPN.

    “We took the investigation seriously,” Boren said from his offices Tuesday. “We’ve tried to rule him out as a suspect. We’re going to provide that information to the police, and ultimately (Collins) will sit down and talk to them. But the timing is poor.

    “We have identified where La’el was the day the lady was murdered to establish he was nowhere around,” Boren told ESPN. “We have offered to give names, witnesses who can vouch for his whereabouts that day until after the woman’s body was discovered. We believe that when [police] have verified that information, that they will rule him out as a suspect in the homicide, just as I believe he should be.”

    Collins is projected as the third best tackle prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft. Senior NFL Columnist Pete Prisco has the Giants taking him at No. 9 overall and Senior NFL Draft Analyst Rob Rang has the Rams taking him at No. 10 overall in their latest mock drafts.

    April 29, 2015 at 9:37 pm #23362
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    http://mmqb.si.com/2015/04/29/lael-collins-nfl-draft-rumors-buzz-mailbag/

    I think La’el Collins, the LSU tackle projected to be a first-round draft choice, has a problem. A pregnant woman Collins apparently knew was murdered last week in Louisiana, and police want to speak with Collins. Police say he is not a suspect. But one team I talked to that is interested in drafting a tackle in the first round is now re-thinking whether Collins will even be on its board on Thursday night. This team’s thinking goes: How can you draft a guy who’s being sought in connection with the death of a woman, even if police are saying now he isn’t a suspect? He needs to be exonerated by Thursday. Fair or unfair, Collins needs to address this today, and with finality.

    April 29, 2015 at 10:04 pm #23365
    TackleDummy
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    My own gut reaction is that Collins really is not a suspect. It would be handled differently if he were. But he might have some knowledge as to who might do this. He might also need to establish if he is the father of her child, who was delivered after her death. I do hope he can establish where he was when she was killed. It seems to be a case where he needs to prove himself innocent instead of the other way around.

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    April 29, 2015 at 10:33 pm #23366
    JackPMiller
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    htp://theramshuddle.com/topic/police-looking-to-talk-to-a-possible-first-rounder/

    zn edit/mod note: I had to edit this because I merged the threads. What you did here was link the other thread which is now part of this thread. So I did it just to avoid confusion.

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    April 30, 2015 at 12:17 am #23376
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    Police say they haven’t heard from La’el Collins

    Mike Florio

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/29/police-say-they-havent-heard-from-lael-collins/

    Teams that want clarity regarding tackle La’El Collins before the draft starts most likely won’t be getting it.

    According to Ross Dellenger and Ben Wallace of the New Orleans Advocate, neither Collins nor his lawyer had contacted detectives in Baton Rouge as of Wednesday evening to schedule an interview regarding the death of 29-year-old Brittney Mills. Police have said that Collins is not a suspect.

    As one league source said on Wednesday, if Collins had no connection to the crime of any kind, he should be doing everything he can to meet with police ASAP, so that police can be persuaded to give Collins full clearance before the draft begins. Absent a declaration from the authorities ruling Collins out, how can any team draft him — in any round?

    So why is Collins delaying the process? One reasonable conclusion would be that Collins has opted to protect his liberty over his draft stock, which means that Collins has reason to believe that, based on what he tells police, he could still become a suspect.

    Notwithstanding the recent quip from Cardinals G.M. Steve Keim regarding the notion that teams would excuse Hannibal Lecter’s behavior as an eating disorder if he could run the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, the NFL has changed since the Ray Rice video emerged in September. Despite the value associated with a first-round talent who slides to round three or lower, embracing someone who hasn’t been cleared of responsibility for the murder of a pregnant woman could set the stage for a P.R. nightmare.

    Apart from public relations concerns, what employer would want to hire a person who possibly will be implicated at some point in such a heinous crime? That’s why Collins needs to be cleared before any team can justify hiring him.

    April 30, 2015 at 1:20 am #23387
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    Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 13h 13 hours ago [as of 1:20 AM ET 4/30]

    LSU’s La’el Collins voluntarily pulling himself out of CHIC to return to La. to meet with police in effort to clear his name, per sources.

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    http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/story/_/id/12782074/lael-collins-sought-questioning-police-following-shooting-death-29-year-old-woman

    Collins is projected to be a first-round pick in the draft, which begins Thursday. Sources told ESPN a handful of teams have become aware of the incident and would like to know if police determine that Collins is the father of the infant who was delivered after Mills’ death. The baby still is receiving medical treatment.

    Police told the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper that investigators believe, from a preliminary investigation, that Mills opened her door to someone who wanted to use her car and was shot multiple times after she refused.

    Neighbors said they heard two gunshots about 10:30 p.m. Friday. They said the door to Mills’ apartment was ajar when police arrived.

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