Fred Robbins
Fred Robbins (born March 25, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Pensacola, Florida | March 25, 1977||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 317 lb (144 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | J. M. Tate (Cantonment, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||
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Robbins also played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams.
Early years
Robbins attended J. M. Tate High School in Pensacola, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a three-year letterman and as a senior, he was an All-City selection and an All-Northwest Florida selection.
College career
Robbins started every game for three years at defensive tackle and finished his career with 15 quarterback sacks and 44 tackles-for-loss. He was a Second-team All-ACC choice as a senior. He helped the Demon Deacons’ defense improve from 9th to 2nd in the ACC in 1999.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3 3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
5.09 s | 1.74 s | 2.93 s | 4.72 s | 7.72 s | 29 1⁄2 in (0.75 m) | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) | 25 reps | |||
All from NFL Combine.[1] |
Minnesota Vikings
Robbins was drafted on the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed a four-year $5.5 million deal with the Vikings. As a rookie in 2000, played in 8 games as a reserve and had 5 tackles and one sack. In 2001, played in 16 games with 12 starts and had 45 tackles (16 solo) and 2 sacks. In 2002, played in 16 games with 15 starts for the Vikings and recorded 41 tackles (23 solo). Robbins led the team with 7 tackles for loss and had a career-high 4 passes defensed. In 2003, he played in all 16 games with 12 starts for the Vikings and finished with 30 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 5 quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble.
New York Giants
On March 7, 2004, Robbins signed with the New York Giants for six years and $20 million, including a $4 million bonus. In his first season with the Giants in 2004, he started all 15 games and recorded 40 tackles (31 solo), 5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 passes defensed and 2 forced fumble. In 2005, played in all 16 regular season games with 6 starts at defensive tackle and finished the season with 23 tackles (14 solo), 1.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery. In 2006, Robbins started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game and finished with career-high totals of 62 tackles (39 solo), 5.5 sacks, 2 interceptions and 34 quarterback hurries. In 2007, he played in 16 regular season with 15 starts and started all 4 postseason games and finished with 42 tackles (21 solo), 5.5 sacks, 26 QB hurries, 10 QB hits and 1 pass defensed.
Robbins was also picked by his teammates to be a defensive captain for the 2008 season. In 2008, he started in all 14 regular season games in which he played and had 36 tackles (24 solo), 5.5 sacks and 3 passes defensed. It was the 3rd consecutive season he finished with 5.5 sacks, his career high. He was named to the 2008 Sports Illustrated All-Pro team.
Robbins had microfracture surgery following the 2008 season, and managed just two sacks in 16 games in 2009.
NFL statistics
Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries |
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2000 | MIN | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | MIN | 16 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | MIN | 16 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | MIN | 16 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | NYG | 15 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | NYG | 16 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | NYG | 16 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 |
2007 | NYG | 16 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NYG | 14 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | NYG | 16 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | STL | 16 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | STL | 15 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 180 | 360 | 264 | 96 | 35.5 | 4 | 8 |
St. Louis Rams
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Robbins signed a three-year $11.3 million contract with the St. Louis Rams. The deal included a roster bonus of $3.4 million. He was released following the 2011 season on March 12, 2012.
References
- "Fred Robbins, Pro Scout Draft.com". Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- "Russell Maryland". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 4, 2014.