That love for football exudes from Robinson with ease as he talks about the game that has made up his life. It is the same love for the game that has kept him around the sport years after his NFL career drew to a close.
A fifth-round pick in , Robinson spent four seasons with the Jaguars , rushing for 1, yards and five touchdowns. Robinson then spent time in the Alliance of American Football with the Atlanta Legends before the league disbanded. It was after this that Robinson got into coaching. His playing days may have been behind him, but he knew he wanted to be around the game in some fashion. For him, turning to coaching after he hung up his shoulder pads was always a natural next step. I knew after I was done playing football I wanted to get into coaching because I wanted to stay around the game.
I loved it so much and I feel like I wanted to always pass down the wisdom that I learned from the game, and you know, continue to be around the game. He became a part of the fraternity of football coaches by joining Jacksonville University and head coach Ian Shields. The former Jaguar was now a Dolphin, hired as an offensive analyst. Unfortunately, Robinson's first gig was short-lived as Jacksonville University discontinued its football program in December Less than half a year after joining the staff, Robinson experienced his first movement on the coaching carousel.
The Jaguars announced on June 12 that Robinson would be joining the staff for the season, along with another former Jaguar in Tony Gilbert assistant linebackers coach. For the first time since , Robinson would be a part of the Jaguars franchise.
Now, Robinson is using many of the same skills he learned with the Jaguars and the Wolverines to better himself as a coach -- and to better the Jaguars in the process. Many coaches are former players like Robinson, but Robinson was one just a few years ago. As Robinson would explain, he understands completely that sometimes athletes need patience, and sometimes they need something a little tougher.
In his Jaguars career, Robinson caught passes, ran the ball, blocked, returned kicks, and, yes, even passed the ball. You have to learn how to make somebody want to play for you, learn how to make somebody want to, you know, run through a wall for you. His playing career was defined by his explosiveness and his versatility, so it is no surprise to see him branch out into multiple different roles as an offensive assistant.
In his four-year tenure with the Jaguars, he played in 55 five games with 13 starts and carried the ball times for 1, yards and five touchdowns. He also hauled in 47 receptions for yards. Robinson later tried out for the now extinct Alliance of American Football in the season but again had to deal with injuries, putting an end to his time as a football player. Black and Teal 1 year Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Green Bay Packers final injury report. Adam Rank delivers his likes and dislikes for your Week 15 fantasy matchups.
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