Giant Step: Collins Calls It a Career

Mark Collins, a cornerback on the New York Giants’ two Super Bowl championship teams, announced his retirement Wednesday after re-signing with the team earlier this week.

Collins, who played nine games with Seattle last season, re-signed with the Giants in hopes of ending his 13-year career with his original team. He was a second-round draft pick from Cal State Fullerton in 1986.

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Daniel M. Snyder, the new owner of the Washington Redskins, told the Washington Post that Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in nearby Landover, Md., will be renamed Redskins Stadium--at least until naming rights are sold.

The Redskins have agreed to terms with receiver Irving Fryar, luring the five-time Pro Bowl receiver out of retirement, the Associated Press reported.

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Former NFL player Demetrius DuBose was shot 11 times by San Diego police, mostly in the back and stomach, when they say he fought them during an arrest attempt last month, according to an autopsy report.

DuBose, 28, also had traces of Ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol in his blood when he was killed in his Mission Beach neighborhood where police say he burglarized a home.

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Deion Sanders, coming back from an injured left toe that kept him out of the final five games of last season, is still bothered by the toe and says he is not sure when he will be able to return to the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cowboys’ other starting cornerback, Kevin Smith, is out of practice indefinitely because of a sore lower back. . . . Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair missed practice because of a stiff back and probably will not start an exhibition game against Arizona on Friday. If McNair doesn’t start, Neil O’Donnell will. . . . Quinn Early, who has caught 454 passes in a 12-year career, was signed by the New York Jets. He will compete with Dedric Ward and Dwight Stone for a spot behind starters Keyshawn Johnson and Wayne Chrebet.

Denver Bronco free safety Tori Noel was diagnosed with a herniated disk, an injury that might be career threatening. It was the second time the second-year player has had such an injury. The Broncos said surgery would mean Noel would be lost for the year if not longer. . . . Arizona Cardinal lineman Lester Holmes will be issued a traffic citation in connection with a rollover accident that severely injured teammate Ernest Dye. . . . The Cardinals waived wide receiver Ronnie Anderson and signed offensive tackle Todd Stewart.