Report: Ex-Falcons CB Collins suspended 10 games

Former Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins has been suspended by the NFL for 10 games, according to an ESPN report, his fourth known suspension during his career.

The report does not specify which policy was violated to incur the suspension.

Collins, 25, was suspended for four games in 2016 and then for 10 games in 2017 for two separate violations of the league's performance-enhancing substances policy. Upon the end of his 10-game suspension in November last year, the former 2015 second-round pick was waived by the Falcons and went unclaimed through waivers.

In early December, Collins was suspended for four additional games for an unknown policy violation.

It is unlikely that the December violation or the one reported Monday fall under the performance-enhancing substances policy, as league rules dictate that repeated violations of the same policy incur progressively larger punishments. Standard procedure stipulates an initial four-game suspension, then a 10-game suspension for the next violation and then an indefinite suspension that usually lasts at least one year for any additional violations.

As a result of previous suspensions, Collins has played in just 24 games (eight starts) in his three-year career, and none since 2016. He was productive in 2016, notching 31 tackles, 10 passes defensed and a pair of interceptions in eight games (six starts).

--FIeld Level Media