He had a promising rookie campaign which he followed up with a breakout performance in his sophomore season, catching 78 passes for yards and 5 TDs. He was well on his way to living up to his draft spot and billing. However, he could not adhere to the NFL's substance abuse policy during the next two years and was repeatedly suspended for that and a repeated failure to show up to meetings. Coach Mike Holmgren said in at the advent of a 4 game suspension for Robinson:.
Is he going to rebound off this? Yes, but this is a missed time. You just want the lights to go on for some of these young guys, and have them understand how fortunate they are to be doing what they're doing. Unfortunately, Robinson didn't rebound from that, getting arrested again for DUI in This led the Seahawks to ultimately release him shortly thereafter.
State's Koren Robinson tops a deep wide-receiver crop. State, Robinson will have solidified a spot as one of the elite players in the draft. Like Terrell, he has a passion for the game along with top-of-the-line computer numbers. On Tuesday August 16, during the pre-season it was reported that Robinson was again arrested and incarcerated for " driving while impaired ".
This was the day after he was praised by ESPN 's Joe Theisman and many others in the press for his "proactive" approach to his struggles with alcohol and turning his life around.
He was arrested at pm just before he was supposed to be back to training camp in Mankato , MN. Charges of drunken driving, fleeing police felony , reckless driving , and driving without a valid license are pending as of August The police report said he was clocked going at over mph and he was charged with having a blood alcohol content of. It was later reported that five days before this arrest Koren received a citation on the same street for driving without a valid state license an hour after training camp curfew.
Robinson was released by the Vikings on Saturday August 26, [1]. The Vikings' decision resulted in Robinson and his agent filing a union grievance since the collective bargaining agreement prohibits teams from releasing players for disciplinary reasons.
In exchange for Robinson's Alford plea , prosecutors dismissed seven lesser charges related to drunken driving, reckless driving and driving without a license.
On February 20, Robinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail for fleeing police in August He served the sentence at the same time he serves 90 days for violating his probation in a separate drunken-driving case in Kirkland, Wash.
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