His tenure ended when Collins served a five-game suspension for bribing an NFL drug test collect in the 2021 season.

Dallas released him in March of 2022.

He most recently spent 2022 with the Bengals.

Collins had been on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list due to a knee injury late in 2022.

Why he would come back

This a low-risk, high-reward type thing for Dallas as they make their playoff push.

Collins could join the team at a time when Terence Steele has struggled.

Tyler Smith & Tyron Smith have been banged up, so adding depth is always a good thing.

He has protected Dak Prescott before and was a part of the last few playoff teams.

Dallas can capture the NFC East title with a win on Sunday against the Commanders.

I think we all remember what happened last year… Don’t let it happen again!

I haven’t seen Collins play much at all since he left the Cowboys, but from the looks and sounds on Twitter, people closer to the team seem perfectly fine with it.

It’s a high-reward, low-risk type of thing.

He was cut in September and hasn’t played a single snap this season.

Although it’s not a given that he can perform at the level the team would require him to, those close to the squad report that he looked excellent throughout his workout.

This past weekend, Tyler Smith sustained a torn plantar fascia.

Even though he missed this week’s game, it sounds like a full tear is preferable to a partial one, so he should be ready for the playoffs.

Collins’ case is still pending, but from what we’ve seen, things can only grow worse when the primary starters aren’t playing.

Collins is close friends with Prescott, knows the majority of the squad, and, at his peak, is a pro bowl player.

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I just wanted to quickly mention how terrible the Dallas running game is.

This season, Tony Pollard has only accumulated one game over 100 yards.