The Green Bay Packers have announced the release of receiver Koren Robinson.
So now the question becomes whether any other NFL team is interested. The Bears have a definite need, and the Eagles — who run the same offense as the Packers and the Seahawks, with whom Robinson spent the first few years of his career — are always looking to add more bodies.
Robinson was the ninth overall pick in the 2001 draft. Problems with alcohol plagued his career, and the Seahawks finally cut him loose. He qualified for the Pro Bowl as a kick returner in 2005 with the Vikings, but a relapse (which resulted in a high-speed chase on rural roads in Minnesota) resulted in Robinson’s termination from the team during the 2006 preseason.
Another possibility is the Bengals, who need receivers and who don’t seem to care about a guy’s rap sheet. The Jags also are might be interested, given that assistant coach Mike Tice was the head coach in Minnesota when Robinson made it to Honolulu.
Other possibilities (in our estimation) include the Buccaneers, the Broncos, the Raiders, and, yes, the Cowboys.
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Time to buy some stock in keystone
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
WOW. What a shocker. Never saw that coming. Hey, Florio, you need to be a little more ‘cutting edge’ bro. Sheesh.
Newsflash! Len P has an exclusive story coming next week that KOREN ROBINSON may or may not be as he may or not be reporting EXCLUSIVLEY be cut or not for that matter by the packers.
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May 9th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Good luck in the future Koreen - the move is directly related to the strength of the Packers WR corp (he could be a starter on 2 other NFC North teams).
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I agree hes got all the talent just need had his head in the game. Wasn’t a mean guy off the field just had a substance problem. Those are things you can forgive if the person gets over it and has not harmed anyone. Look at brett favre
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Yeah, who would want K’Rob when good players like Charles Rogers, David Boston and Todd Stinkston are out there?
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
OrangeMachine, I hope you’re not talking about the Vikings. No way in hell Koren would start over Berrian and Rice.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
OrangeMachine, I hope you’re not talking about the Vikings. No way Koren starts ahead of Berrian and Rice.
Only NFC North team he’d even get a chance to start would be Chicago.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Even if you could predict this happening — it still has to be reported. Good job. Jordy Nelson and Ruvell Martin better step up this year.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
With all of the guys in the league getting busted for shootings, drugs, assault, murder, ect… you’d think the league would be willing to cut some of these kids a little slack when it comes to splurging a little bit on alcohol.
Drugs, violence and steroids are one thing… but I don’t know many 20 something guys who don’t drink, and I’m sure all of us know more than one person who was busted for drinking and driving.
I guess what I’m getting at here is that I think the NFL is getting a little stupid when their policies treat guys who have offenses related to drinking, the same as they treat thugs who are doing drugs, committing horribly violent acts, and literally cheating at the game by using illegal steroids.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
hope he does well… i liked having him as a packer, but i think they obviously made the right move here… they drafted Jordy Nelson for a reason, so it came down to cutting Robinson or Ruvell Martin, and they went with the youth… adding Nelson gave the packers viable option to return kicks, at which point Robinson became expendable. wish him all the best (unless he lands in chicago, in which case i wish him all the worst… nothing personal, koren, and hope that wherever he lands he’ll have a good support system and will be able to stay clean.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Koren, how would you like to be a Bengal?
LeakyGator, the vikes have no good WRs
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I sincerely doubt K-Rob is heading to Chi-town. GM Jerry Angelo stated he almost didn’t draft Marcus Monk in the 7th round because they were so full at the WR position. Really…he said that.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
znorseman: so, ricky williams is a “thug” because he likes his grass? but koren’s not, despite the fact that his problems with alcohol led him on a highspeed chase w/ police, during which peoples’ lives were at risk?
listen, alcohol is a drug. its a legal drug, but a drug nonetheless. this sort of sentiment is not only irrational, but it belittles the severity of alcoholism, which is a disease that koren’s obviously been fighting.
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
The Jaguars have nine receivers currently under contract and a tendency to get burned when players mix with alcohol, I hardly think they’ll add Koren to their fleet.
I look forward to the 2009 season when every available Wide Receiver isn’t connected to the Jaguars…
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Guess the Pack has decided to move along (or have K-Drop move out)
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
“I guess what I’m getting at here is that I think the NFL is getting a little stupid when their policies treat guys who have offenses related to drinking, the same as they treat thugs who are doing drugs, committing horribly violent acts, and literally cheating at the game by using illegal steroids.”
You realize that there currently is a guy on an NFL roster that killed a woman while driving drunk, right?
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May 9th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Koren Robinson doesn’t have a drinking problem. He’s got a “I wanna get drunk and go for a ride” problem.
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May 9th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
First, the Bills could use another wr. Drafted 6′7″ Hardy, but rookies rarely make an impact. The only problem might be that the Bills are one of the few teams that really is against bad character guys.
Also, to ZNorseman (previous poster in this thread), usually we agree that drinking is okay, as long as you dont drive. Koren drove, putting others at risk of violent, innocent injury.
Also, ZNorseman, Koren was not supposed to even be drinking at all, at any time, anywhere, under terms of his criminal probation and also probably according to the NFL policy (and also probably according to his agreement with the Vikings and maybe Seahawks). So clearly he has a problem with drinking AND making the drunken decision that he can drive while drinking.
Danger. Bad P.R. for a team if a player smacks his B up. Imagine how much worse the P.R. if a player liqours up and kills someone (or, just ask the Rams, who probably got off almost as easy as Leonard Little).
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May 9th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Ho Hum…
Slow news day!
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May 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
a young guy getting hammered is one thing,but getting
hammered and driving is another story altogether.
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
This was more a sign of how strong the receiving core is than anything else. What’s puzzling to me is why Koren did not participate in the off season program. For a guy who’s trying to secure a starting position, that doesn’t make sense. He owes a lot to the Packers for taking a chance on him.
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Koren hasn’t had any relapses since his excursion through the rural roads of Minnesota right?
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
znorseman, forgiving a drunk is one thing, forgiving a drunk and throwing money and the privilege of playing professional football at him is another.
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Alcohol is a problem, but Koren Robinson is a guy who really works on staying sober. He went to rehab before going to Minnesota, then fell off the wagon–which is common in recovering alcoholics.
Since he has come to Green Bay, as I’ve heard, Brett Favre helped him (Brett knows a thing or two about substance abuse) stay sober and he hasn’t been drinking.
I don’t think he’s a bad guy, I think he’s a guy who has recovered from his problems. Now, if you put him in a situation where there isn’t strong leadership, and where people in the locker-room will tempt him to fall off the wagon again, you may have some problems.
But if he were to go to the Eagles? The Buccaneers? The Bears? None of these teams have any real character issues on their team, and all have strong leaders at a couple positions that can help him stay out of trouble. The thing about Robinson is that he has said (and shown in his actions) that he genuinely wants to stay out of trouble, which makes him less of a risk for his team(s).
I personally think he’d fit best in Tampa Bay, where he could return kicks and catch balls. He’s a former Pro Bowler at KR, remember.
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Good Size, speedy, can return kicks at a Pro Bowl level…
Where is Al’s phone, or did he forget where he put it when he changed his diaper?
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