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Covering the slot, Sullivan locked onto Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and soared to pluck his first career interception out of the air.
Before the game, Tramon Williams and the defensive backs had a plan for a potential takeaway celebration, but Sullivan chose to improvise and pay homage to Collins – a fitting tribute back at the site of the Packers’ Super Bowl triumph.
“In the heat of the moment, being my first interception, I was like, ‘Man, I know what I’m going to do,’” Sullivan said. “I ran to the end zone. … I knew that the photographers were going to get a picture of me solo, just like how (Collins) did it when they took it. So I posted the picture and it kind of took off.”
Sullivan was one of 16 former college free agents to make the Packers’ 53-man roster last month, but he took one of the unlikeliest of routes to Green Bay.
For starters, the 5-foot-11, 189-pound cornerback chose to stay close to home and play at Georgia State, which played its first game in 2010. Somewhat overshadowed in a football hotbed that produced Alvin Kamara and Deshaun Watson, Sullivan blazed his own trail at Georgia State, setting school records for games played (49), interceptions (seven) and passes defensed (25).
Sullivan signed with Philadelphia last year as an undrafted free agent and wound up starting in one of the five games he played. Blindsided by his release after the 2019 NFL Draft, Sullivan signed with Green Bay because he felt the young makeup of the roster gave him the fairest shot at earning a spot on the 53.
Secondary coach Jason Simmons gave him every opportunity to prove his worth, playing Sullivan everywhere in the secondary during training camp. The 23-year-old cornerback eventually made the team after notching 17 tackles, five passes defensed and an INT across several positions during the preseason.