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Article: NY's Kerry Collins Bares His Soul
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- January 23, 2001
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BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
AP Online
01-23-2001
NY's Kerry Collins Bares His Soul
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- While Kerry Collins was baring his soul six days before the Super Bowl, Brian Billick was baring his knuckles.
In a remarkable beginning to Super Bowl Week, the New York Giants' quarterback candidly discussed his troubled past. One hour earlier, the Baltimore Ravens coach had launched into a tirade regarding the coverage of Ray Lewis' involvement in a 2000 murder case.
Collins confronted his history of alcoholism and charges of being a racist and a quitter. As a rapt audience listened to his confessional, Collins volunteered more information than anyone asked for.
``It's very ...