Antonio Cris Collinsworth is an American sports broadcaster and former American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons, all with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was born on January 27, 1959, in Dayton, Ohio.

Collinsworth was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round(37th pick overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft and spent his entire year NFL career with the Bengals.

In his first season, he was the team’s leading receiver and set the Bengals franchise record for receptions by a rookie with 67, the most by an NFL rookie wide receiver in 21 years. He surpassed 1000 yards receiving four times(in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986) and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1981, 1982 and 1983.

Why did Cris Collinsworth retire?

There is no clear reason why Cris Collinsworth retired from football, however, after his retirement as an NFL player, he began a broadcasting career as a sports radio talk show host on Cincinnati station, WLW.

Initially, he was a guest host for Bob Trumphy (also a Bengals alumnus) but took over the show full-time as Trumphy accepted more television assignments. He then became a reporter for HBO’s (now Showtime’s) Inside the NFL in 1996.