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Rams Planning to Activate Collins

By CHRIS DUFRESNE
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Ram Coach John Robinson said Wednesday that he plans to activate linebacker Jim Collins for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Collins, an 8-year veteran, has been on injured reserve all season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Aug. 12.

Collins has been practicing in full uniform for a month and said his knee feels strong.

“I feel as quick and fast as I ever was,” Collins said Wednesday. “It’s just a matter of keeping myself healthy. I’ve felt good ever since I’ve come back and started practicing.”

Collins’ playing time Sunday will depend on the condition of starter Mark Jerue, who has been bothered by a knee problem of his own. Jerue was listed as questionable Wednesday.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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