New York Giants safety Landon Collins was one of the players shopped at the trade deadline, and though no move was actually made, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t impacted.
Collins admitted that the trade rumors “messed up my head” and made him wonder if the Giants still want him long-term.
“I don’t know,” Collins told SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano on Wednesday. “Does it make me wonder? Yeah. It definitely does.
“It surprised the hell out of me. It was a big eye-opener. If they’re rebuilding, they can rebuild without me. And I’m so young still, but they could still try to find younger and put the money elsewhere, into whatever they need to put it into to rebuild their team.”
Collins is in the final year of his contract, and while he wants to stay in New York, he doesn’t want to do it on the franchise tag.
“Honestly I don’t want it,” Collins said. “I know what type of player I am. I’m going to bring forth hard-work, talent, play-making abilities to the game each and every week. Why would I want to play under a one-year deal? If something happens I’m not guaranteed. And even though I’m guaranteed that for a year, I’m still not guaranteed.”
Collins had earlier spoken of his belief that the team had put too high a price tag on him. It sounds like the entire process was a wake-up call.
