Falcons Activate CB Jalen Collins From Exempt List

The Atlanta Falcons officially activated CB Jalen Collins from the roster exempt list on Friday, which means he’s now on their active roster.

Collins finished serving his four-game suspension for a violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.

Collins, 23, was taken in the second round of last year’s NFL draft. He’s in the second year of his four-year, $5.428 million rookie contract that included $3.324 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $681,720 for the 2016 season.

In 2015, Collins appeared in all 16 games for the Falcons and recorded 17 tackles, no interceptions and no pass defenses. According to Pro Football Focus, Collins was limited to playing just 306 snaps last year to go along with a below average rating.

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