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In a move greeted with less fanfare than Brett Favre’s, wide receiver Marcus Robinson has announced his intention to retire as a member of the Chicago Bears.
Robinson actually had retirement thrust upon him when the Vikings cut him on Christmas Eve 2006 after he criticized Brad Childress and others with the team. He tried to catch on with the Detroit Lions - Matt Millen never met a wide receiver he didn’t like - but they didn’t have a spot for him.
Robinson spent three years with the Vikings and was with the Ravens for one season in 2003. Robinson spent five years with Chicago, including his remarkable 1999 campaign. That probably explains why he’s going the Bill Schroeder route in retirement. In 1999 he caught 84 balls for 1,400 yards and nine touchdowns but battled injuries the next two seasons and never approached such lofty numbers again. He never lost his nose for the end zone, though, finishing with 43 touchdowns on his 325 career receptions.
June 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
well in 06 he must have had something going for him.
with MR, vikes were 6-5. without, 0-5.
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I know Marcus personally, and one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He and his wife are doing well…and he’ll continue to be successful with his business ventures.
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I don’t get this phenomenon of players going back to sign with a former team just so they can say they retired with that team.
It got a little ridiculous when, a couple of years ago, Otis Smith (look him up) resigned with the Patriots just so he could retire with the team. He had already been out of the league for about a year and a half at that point. After getting cut by the Lions.
The rumor is that Robinson wanted to re-sign with the Rhein Fire so he could retire with his first team. Oh the tradition.
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:50 am
This whole thing with players signing one-day deals to retire as (fill in the team name here) is getting to be a joke. I can see Jerry Rice wanting to retire as a Niner. But who gives a crap which team Marcus Robinson retires from?
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June 9th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
It’s a real shame that all those injuries ruined his career. Robinson was always a class guy from everything I saw & heard of him. For a brief time he looked like he was going to be one of the league’s best receivers as well. I’m sure him choosing to retire as a Bear is going to get a lot of laughs like the Schroeder thing did, but as a Bears fan, I’m glad to hear it.
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June 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
His departure from the Vikings says a lot more about Brad Childress than it does Robinson. Childress is a NFL Head coach wanna be and its great that the Vikings management is choosing to ignore the warning signs, great from the perspective of the rest of the NFL because that team will never win with Childress, the prime expample of the Peter Principle, as head coach.
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June 9th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Wscr 670 am in Chicago reported that the bears had scheduled to announce this today but pushed it back to wednesday.This was shortly after a Wscr bears reporter noted that Cedric Benson was NOT on the field for team o.t.a’s….hmmmmmm
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June 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I wish him the best of luck in retirement, and I am sure as one guy said earlier he is a nice guy off the field. However, this new trend of letting mediocre to average players sign a one day contract and retire with the team they had success with is a little ridiculous. I can understand Jerry Rice signing for a day with the Niners and retiring given the magnitude of his career, but Bill Schroeder and Marcus Robinson. The only thing that could be more absurd than this would be if T.O. signs a one day contract at the end of his career and retires as an Eagle.
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June 9th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
I think it’s awesome players can reunite with the team they had the most success with, and retire.
Why take that away from the players, the team, or the fans?
Not every player is Strahan or Bettis or Elway, going out on top. So you don’t care about Robinson — okay, shrug and move on. It’s not about you anyway.
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:33 am
This is to the guys who doesn’t get teh SCHROEDER phenomenon………… I myself know Marcus Very Personally and I know he is anice guy and will always grow in life because of his unselfish attitude. Now the one day signing thing…….these guys are larger than life to some kids so you retiring from McDonalds after you have worked at Burger King and Wendys isnt big to you but MARCUS ROBINSON retiring is big to them. Thats why he got paid the millions and you didnt. He is an ICON in football, and most all players that make it past the 10 year mark are. If you can make it in the NFL for 10 years I think you should be able to go to whatever team that accepts you and retire! because they arent paying you anymore money you are just wanting that to be your home place.
The thing with this phenomenon is GET THERE then you will understand it and if you dont oh well move on! this is his day let him have his glory, if you dont like it move on dont leave a comment!
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