Former Seahawks, Ravens RB Alex Collins dies at 28

No cause of death was provided. Collins last played in the NFL during the 2021 season, which he spent with the Seahawks. Collins went through two stints with the Seahawks and was with the Ravens in between those stays.

Collins’ most prominent NFL work came in Baltimore. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native and fifth-round Seahawks draft choice in 2016 failed to make Seattle’s 53-man roster in 2017. 

The Ravens picked up the Arkansas alum but stashed him on their practice squad to start the ’17 season. But the Ravens promoted Collins early in the year and saw him lead the team in rushing, approaching a 1,000-yard season.

Collins finished the 2017 slate with 973 rushing yards and six touchdowns. He earned another opportunity with the 2018 Ravens edition; he finished that season with 411 yards on the ground, making contributions in a season that saw Baltimore return to the playoffs. 

But Collins’ career ended up sidetracked after a broken leg sustained in December 2018. The Ravens waived Collins in 2019, following an arrest, and he spent the season out of football after beginning it suspended.

The Seahawks, however, gave him a second chance in 2020, bringing him in midway through that season. Collins spent the final two years of his career back in Seattle. 

Injuries to Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny led to Collins receiving extensive work in 2021; he finished his last NFL campaign with 411 rushing yards.