Collins and the Raiders have struggled this season
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Oakland have dropped quarterback Kerry Collins and will start back-up Marques Tuiasosopo for the rest of the season.
Tuiasosopo, 26, has started only one NFL game, in 2003. He has been with the Raiders for five seasons, completing 28 of 49 passes for 358 yards and no TDs.
The Raiders are 4-8 this season, but Collins, who joined the team in 2004, is upset at his demotion.
"I feel like this is my team - I feel like I give us the best chance to win," said the 32-year-old.
Collins was released by the New York Giants after they acquired number one draft pick Eli Manning.
He had been the Giants' starting QB since 1999 and led them to Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, where they lost 34-7 to Baltimore.
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