Source: Former LSU OL La’el Collins not father of Brenton Mills, has meeting with Cowboys planned
Former LSU offensive lineman La’el Collins was not the father of shooting victim Brittney Mills’ son, a source confirmed to The Advocate on Wednesday.
Collins’ paternity test produced negative results, the source said – another twist in a week-long saga regarding Collins and the death of Mills and her son, Brenton.
The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Collins went from a sure-fire first-round NFL draft pick to an undrafted free agent after news broke last Tuesday that Baton Rouge police wished to speak with him about Mills, who was pregnant at the time of her shooting on April 24 and who police said Collins had an association.
Collins met with Baton Rouge homicide detectives Monday morning, a meeting that produced no change in his status: He’s not a suspect, police have said from the start. Collins’ attorney, Jim Boren, declined to confirm the news on the paternity test results Wednesday. Police did not immediately return a call for comment.
NFL teams, meanwhile, continue to recruit Collins, one of the most highly sought after rookie free agents in NFL history.
The Dallas Cowboys and Collins have a meeting planed, a source said Wednesday. They are the latest team to come after the former All-SEC tackle who some projected as high as a top-10 round pick in last week’s draft before the Mills news spooked squads.
Things have changed. “Almost every” NFL team has contacted Collins, multiples sources said.
Collins met with Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan on Monday night and former LSU players who now play for the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday. The New England Patriots have contacted Collins, too.