Patrick Robinson (football player)

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Patrick Robinson
Patrick Robinson (cornerback) 2015.JPG
Robinson in the dress of the San Diego Chargers (2015)
New Orleans Saints - No. 21
Cornerback
Date of birth: September 7, 1987
Place of birth: Miami , Florida
Height: 1.80 m Weight: 87 kg
NFL debut
2010 for the New Orleans Saints
Career
College : Florida State
NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     308
Interceptions     14th
forced fumbles     3
Passes defended     79
Sacks     2.0
Touchdowns     1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Patrick Robinson (* 7. September 1987 in Miami , Florida ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He currently plays for the New Orleans Saints as a cornerback . Previously, he was with the San Diego Chargers , the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles under contract. With the latter he was able to win the Super Bowl LII .

college

Robinson, who showed excellent performance as a student also as a track and field athlete, attended Florida State University and played for their team, the Seminoles, successfully college football , where he was able to set 117 tackles and achieve seven interceptions in a total of 44 games .

NFL

New Orleans Saints

Robinson was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft as 32nd overall by the New Orleans Saints . In his rookie season, he played eleven games, four times as a starter , and was out of action for five weeks due to an ankle injury. He was able to establish himself in the team and got more and more playing time in the following years. In 2012 he was able to intercept a pass from Michael Vick in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles and score a 99-yard touchdown . In 2013 he had to be put on the injured reserve list after only two games with a knee injury . In 2014, he lost his position as a starter after his coach Sean Payton was highly dissatisfied with his performance in the game against the Cleveland Browns .

San Diego Chargers

In March 2015, he signed a one-year deal with the San Diego Chargers for $ 3 million . He ran in all 16 games, with 49 tackles, one interception and 8 pass defenses.

Indianapolis Colts

In 2016 Robinson switched to the Indianapolis Colts , but his stay there was mainly characterized by various injuries. Due to a concussion and problems with his knee and groin, he was only able to play seven games and was released at the end of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles

Then Robinson came under with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he had a great season with 47 tackles, one sack, four interceptions and 18 pass defenses in the regular season . In the NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings he managed a defensive touchdown, which he had a significant share in reaching the Super Bowl LII , which could then be won against the New England Patriots .

Return to the Saints

In March 2018, Robinson signed a four-year deal with the Saints for $ 20 million, 10 of which were guaranteed.
It should be used primarily as a nickel backing .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ College stats on sports-reference.com, accessed March 27, 2017
  2. Game summary on sports-reference.com, accessed on March 27, 2018
  3. Times-Picayune report of September 21, 2014, accessed March 27, 2018
  4. Report on nfl.com from March 19, 2015, accessed on March 27, 2018
  5. ^ Report ( memento of March 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) on the Colts homepage from March 1, 201, accessed on March 9, 2019
  6. Report on nfl.com from March 19, 2018, accessed on March 27, 2018
  7. Times-Picayune article of June 28, 2018, accessed June 28, 2018