{"id":2000969,"date":"2023-08-15T07:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seattle-seahawks-running-back-alex-collins-28-dies-in-motorcycle-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T07:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:54:26","slug":"former-seattle-seahawks-running-back-alex-collins-28-dies-in-motorcycle-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seattle-seahawks-running-back-alex-collins-28-dies-in-motorcycle-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Seahawks RB Alex Collins, 28, killed in bike crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-seattle-seahawks-running-back-alex-collins-28-dies-in-motorcycle-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Former NFL\u200c Player Alex Collins Dies\u2063 in\u2063 Tragic Motorcycle Accident<\/h2>\n<p>Former Seattle Seahawks \u200band Baltimore Ravens running back Alex Collins tragically passed away\u200b on August 13 after \u200cbeing involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-all-a-bunch-of-sinners-mel-gibson-talks-with-the-daily-wire-about-grace-redemption-and-his-new-movie-father-stu\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re All A Bunch Of Sinners\u2019: Mel Gibson Talks With The Daily Wire About Grace, Redemption, And His New Movie, \u2018Father Stu\u2019\">fatal motorcycle accident<\/a>\u2064 in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. The Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed the news.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-brinton-was-on-taxpayer-funded-trip-when-the-official-allegedly-stole-luggage-watchdog\/\" title=\"Watchdog claims official stole luggage from Sam Brinton during taxpayer-funded trip.\">incident \u2062occurred<\/a> on West Oakland Park Boulevard, \u200cnear the 3300 block, at approximately 10:20 p.m. According to preliminary investigations, Collins was riding his\u2064 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600K motorcycle eastbound \u2064on the boulevard, while an adult female was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban \u200cSUV\u200d westbound.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/godfather-of-black-entertainment-clarence-avant-dies-at-92-post-5464133\"><strong>&#8216;Godfather\u200c of Black Entertainment&#8217; Clarence Avant Dies at 92<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span>8\/14\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/tom-jones-creator-of-the-longest-running-musical-the-fantasticks-dies-at-95-post-5462109\"><strong>Tom Jones, Creator of\u2064 the Longest-Running\u200b Musical &#8216;The Fantasticks,&#8217; Dies at 95<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span>8\/14\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tragically, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oceangate-ceo-told-customer-titan-expedition-was-safer-than-scuba-diving\/\" title=\"OceanGate's CEO assured customers that the Titan expedition is safer than scuba diving.\">motorcycle collided<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-tells-jurors-people-want-to-kill-my-baby-in-the-microwave\/\" title=\"Amber Heard Tells Jurors: \u201cPeople Want to Kill My Baby in the Microwave\u201d\">rear passenger side<\/a> of the SUV as the driver attempted to turn left onto Northwest 33rd Avenue. The impact caused \u200bCollins to enter the\u2063 car through \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seattle-seahawks-running-back-alex-collins-28-dies-in-motorcycle-crash\/\" title=\"Ex-Seahawks RB Alex Collins, 28, killed in bike crash.\">rear passenger side \u200bwindow<\/a>, resulting\u200b in his untimely death. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and cooperated\u2062 with the investigation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Alex\u2063 Collins #41 \u2064of \u200bthe Seattle Seahawks jogs off the field after \u200closing 26-17 to the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field in Seattle,\u200b Washington, on Oct. 7,\u200c 2021.\u200b (Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>&#8216;Larger-Than-Life \u200dPersonality&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The circumstances surrounding \u200bthe crash are currently under investigation. In a statement, Collins&#8217;s family\u200b described \u200chim as having a &#8220;larger-than-life personality&#8221; and praised his\u200c determination. \u2063They requested privacy during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Seahawks\u200c Executive Vice President and General Manager John Schneider \u2064also paid tribute to Collins, highlighting his infectious smile and river dance skills. Schneider expressed condolences \u2062to Collins&#8217;s family, the Gatewood family, and his agent Kelli Masters.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;You Will \u200dBe Forever Missed&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;You will be forever missed, Alex. On behalf of Jody Allen, Pete Carroll, Chuck Arnold, Chad Morton, and the entire Seahawks\u2062 community,\u200c rest \u2062in\u2064 peace brother,&#8221; the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>A Fort Lauderdale native, Collins was \u2063drafted by \u200dthe Seahawks in 2016\u200b after a\u200c successful college career \u2062at\u2064 Arkansas. He later joined the Baltimore \u2064Ravens\u2064 and became \u2063their leading rusher in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL player Alex Collins, 28, tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. The crash involved a motorcycle and a vehicle, and occurred around 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 13. 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