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Collins to continue workout boycott

Safety Nick Collins still isn’t participating in the Green Bay Packers’ offseason program and indications are he won’t be showing up anytime soon.

Unhappy that the Packers haven’t initiated talks about extending his contract, Collins plans to remain at home in Florida while most of his teammates work out at Lambeau Field.

A source close to Collins said he has no plans to report for the voluntary workouts in the foreseeable future, at least not until an effort is made by the Packers to begin contract talks.

Collins’ agent, David Butz, was unavailable for comment. It’s unclear whether Collins plans to report for the mandatory minicamp June 23-25 or risk being fined if he doesn’t.

Packers General Manager Ted Thompson has already left the office for the day and has not returned a message.

Collins is in the final year of the original five-year contract he signed in 2005 after the Packers drafted him in the second round. His base salary for 2009 jumped to $3.045 million (up from $545,000) after an escalator clause kicked in.

The Packers began their offseason program on March 16. Collins remained at his offseason home in Florida and some believed it was because his wife was due with the couple’s third child. Collins’ wife had the baby a couple of weeks ago, but the source indicated that his absence has nothing to do with that.

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