American football player (born 1990)
American football player
Trenton Robinson Robinson with the Redskins in 2015
Position: Safety Born: (1990-02-16 ) February 16, 1990 (age 34) Bay City, Michigan , U.S.Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 195 lb (88 kg) High school: Bay City (MI) Central College: Michigan State NFL draft: 2012 / round: 6 / pick: 180
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Trenton Robinson (born February 16, 1990) is a former American football safety . He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft . He played college football at Michigan State University .
He was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , Washington Redskins , and Carolina Panthers .
College career
Robinson attended Michigan State University from 2008 to 2011. During his collegiate career, he started 32 of 46 games and recorded 229 tackles and nine interceptions . In the 2011 season, he was voted as a team captain along with quarterback Kirk Cousins .[ 1]
Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
Robinson was selected with the 180th overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers .[ 4] [ 5] He made his NFL debut in the Week 1 win against the Green Bay Packers .
The 49ers released him on August 31, 2013.[ 6]
Philadelphia Eagles
Robinson was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles on September 2, 2013.[ 7] He was released by the Eagles on October 8.[ 8]
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins signed Robinson on October 15, 2013.[ 9]
In the Week 2 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars , he recorded his first career interception on quarterback Chad Henne .[ 10]
Robinson re-signed with the Redskins on March 10, 2015.[ 11] Despite primarily being the backup free safety, he was promoted to the starting strong safety after Duke Ihenacho was placed on the team's injured reserve.[ 12] In Week 5, he recorded the team's first interception of the 2015 season against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan , which was the second of Robinson's career.[ 13] On December 5, 2015, Robinson was waived/injured by the Redskins, and went to the injured reserve list the following day.[ 14] He was released with an injury settlement on December 15.[ 15]
Carolina Panthers
Robinson signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 21, 2016.[ 16]
References
^ Tinsman, Brian (October 15, 2013). "Redskins Add Linebacker, Safety, Snapper" . Redskins.com . Retrieved October 15, 2013 .
^ NFL Combine Profile
^ NFL Draft Scout Profile
^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 14, 2023 .
^ 49ers Select S Trenton Robinson
^ Alper, Josh (August 31, 2013). "49ers cuts include Lavelle Hawkins, Austin Collie and Brian Jennings" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved October 31, 2013 .
^ Alper, Josh (September 2, 2013). "Trenton Robinson, Michael Bamiro join Eagles practice squad" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved October 15, 2013 .
^ Mosher, Geoff (October 8, 2013). "Eagles release Robinson from practice squad" . CSNPhilly.com . Retrieved October 15, 2013 .
^ Jones, Mike (October 15, 2013). "Redskins sign three to boost secondary and special teams, cut Pugh" . WashingtonPost.com . Retrieved October 15, 2013 .
^ "Redskins-Jaguars Monday Stats Pack" . Redskins.com . September 15, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015 .
^ Jones, Mike (March 10, 2015). "Redskins re-sign safety Trenton Robinson" . WashingtonPost.com . Retrieved March 10, 2015 .
^ Czarda, Stephen (September 17, 2015). "Trenton Robinson Gets His Chance With Starters" . Redskins.com . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ "Redskins-Falcons Monday Stats Pack" . Redskins.com . October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
^ Tesfatsion, Master (December 5, 2015). "Redskins waive injured safety Trenton Robinson; DeSean Jackson listed as probable" . The Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved December 7, 2015 .
^ Tesfatsion, Master (December 15, 2015). "Redskins waive injured Trenton Robinson, release Christine Michael from practice squad" . WashingtonPost.com . Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ Panthers Sign Safety Trenton Robinson
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