![]() Robinson with the Washington Redskins in 2014 | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | July 7, 1989||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Plano East (Plano, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119 | ||||||||
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Keenan Robinson (born July 7, 1989) [1] is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Texas, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was also a member of the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Robinson attended Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he played football and ran track. In football, he played linebacker and defensive end, recording 273 career tackles with nine tackles for loss, five sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, six PBU, an interception, and a blocked punt. He was named an All-American by USA Today and Parade in 2006.[ citation needed ]
In track & field, Robinson was a two-time letterman, and was one of the state's top performers in the triple jump. He won the district triple jump championship as a junior. He got top-jumps of 6.71 meters (21 ft 11 in) in the long jump and 13.88 meters (45 ft 5 in) in the triple jump as a senior. [2] In addition, he ran a 4.5 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 280 pounds and squatted 450 pounds.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , Robinson was listed as the No. 4 outside linebacker prospect in the class of 2007. He chose Texas over scholarship offers from Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, among others. [3]
Robinson spent five years at Texas, where he was a two-time Butkus Award semifinalist, earned 2nd Team All-Big 12 honors and was the 2011 Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP. He was also named to the watch lists for the 2011 Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Lombardi Award. He redshirted his initial year at Texas and spent the 2008 season mostly on special teams, but became a starter in his sophomore year, playing in 51 games and starting 39 over his career including the Big 12 and BCS Championship games; recording a career high 10 tackles, including a TFL in the first and 7 tackles and a half-sack in the second.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.72 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 27 reps | |||||
All values from NFL Combine [4] |
Robinson was selected in the fourth round of 2012 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. [5] [6] Defensive coordinator, Jim Haslett, announced that Robinson will switch from the outside linebacker position to inside linebacker. [7] On May 17, 2012, he officially signed with the Redskins to a four-year contract. [8] He suffered a tear in his right pectoral muscle in the Week 12 win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. [9] On November 26, 2012, Robinson was placed on injured reserve. [10] Serving as a back-up to Perry Riley and on special teams, [11] he recorded a total of 11 tackles.
On July 26, 2013, it was announced Robinson tore his left pectoral muscle the first day of training camp for the 2013 season and had expected to be inactive for three to five months. [12] He was officially placed on injured reserve for the second year in a row on August 26. [13]
Robinson became a starter for the 2014 season, following the retirement of London Fletcher. [14] In Week 1 of the 2014 season, he made his first career NFL start, a 17-6 loss against the Houston Texans, in which he recorded a total of 6 tackles. During the Week 4 45-14 loss against the New York Giants, Robinson recorded his first career interception off an Eli Manning pass that was knocked out of the hands of Giants receiver Rueben Randle by Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather, and was then picked off by Robinson. He had also recorded a total of 13 tackles in that game. In a Week 7 19-17 win against the Tennessee Titans, Robinson recorded a career-high 14 total tackles. He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. [15] On Veterans Day 2014, Robinson received the Ed Block Courage Award as he was the Redskins' recipient for the annual award. [16]
In a Week 4, 2015 game against the New England Patriots, Robinson recorded his second career interception against Tom Brady. [17]
On March 10, 2016, Robinson signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants. [18]
On March 21, 2017, Robinson re-signed with the Giants. [19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 14, 2017 after suffering a quad injury in Week 9.
On July 24, 2018, Robinson signed with the Buffalo Bills. [20]
On August 23, 2018, Robinson announced his retirement from the NFL. [21] [22]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | WAS | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | WAS | 13 | 13 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | WAS | 12 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NYG | 16 | 6 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NYG | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
58 | 30 | 298 | 190 | 108 | 1.5 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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