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Article: GIANTS SIGN KERRY COLLINS

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February 19, 1999
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United Press International
02-19-1999
Giants sign Kerry Collins

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) _ The New York Giants signed troubled free-
agent quarterback Kerry Collins Friday to a four-year contract worth
$16.9 million, including a $5 million signing bonus.

Collins agent Leigh Steinberg said the deal was completed by general
manager Ernie Accorsi at the site of the NFL scouting combine in
Indianapolis.

The first year of the deal is salary cap-friendly with a base of $400,
000. With the pro-rated signing bonus, the salary cap hit for 1999
would be $1.65 million.

To make room for Collins under the cap, New York likely will release
quarterback Danny Kanell, who lost the starting job to Kent ...

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