I thought initially I was going to wait and decide after the season. But I went ahead and talked to my family about it and thought I'd come back. I just wanted to make sure I was going to be able to give the organization the same commitment I gave them the last three years. I didn't want to just be here. I want to contribute. The only way I can do that is to take a tremendous amount of time.

Dave Collins

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