Darius Saint-Robinson

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Darius Saint-Robinson
Darius Robinson Munich Ravens Press Headshot.jpg
No. 8 – Munich Ravens
Position: Defensive back, return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-17) November 17, 1991 (age 32)
College Park, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
College: Clemson
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:active

Darius Saint-Robinson (born November 17, 1991) in College Park, Georgia, is a professional football player for the Munich Ravens in the European League of Football. [1]

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Early life

Darius Robinson attended North Clayton High School for his freshman and sophomore year and then transferred to the well known Westlake High School where he graduated. He was a letterman in football and basketball and finished high school as a four-star All-American in football in 2010. [2] [3] [4]

College career

Robinson, one of the nations top prospects committed and signed to Clemson University. [2] [5] During his time at Clemson he won four NCAA championships and was named team captain his senior year in 2013. [2] [6] [7] [8]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

In 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract as a undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills for $1,532,000 and 3 years. He suffered a severe shoulder injury in training camp and was released from the team. [9] [10] [5]

European football

In 2018, Robinson signed with the New Yorker Lions in the German Football League for the 2018 season. [5] [11] He won his first European Championship in his first year by competing and winning the Eurobowl title. [5] In 2019, Robinson went to the Austrian Football League where he added league and European (CEFL) championships to his resume with the Swarco Raiders Tirol. [5] [12] From 2021 to 2022 Robinson played for the Wroclaw Panthers in Poland who were competing in the 2021 season, where he was honored with AFI's All-Europe 1st-Team award and 2022 with being named a ELF all-star. [5] [13] [14] [15] Darius Saint-Robinson is now a part of the Munich Ravens franchise based in Munich, Germany. [5] [1] [16]

ELF statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesInterceptions
CmbSoloAstTFLYdsSckFFPDIntYdsTD
European League of Football ELF-Logo-WhiteOutline.svg
2021 Panthers Wrocław10281414301831081
2022 Panthers Wrocław113116151015000
2023 Munich Ravens000000000000
ELF total215930294021331081
Source: europeanleague.football

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