04-25-2020, 06:22 PM -
This is an INTERESTING draft selection.
He comes to the NFL draft (and the Panthers..) from W. Va. by way of the XFL... ???? Say WHAT.???
He played two years at W.Va. before getting caught up in an academic "honesty" situation. I'm not aware of all of the details, I haven't done any significant amount of searching yet. He was "removed" from eligibility and subsequently left the university. HERE is where it gets interesting...
The NFL requires a player to be out of high school for at least three (3) years before announcing for the draft. Since Robinson had only two years of college, he wasn't eligible for the NFL draft when he left. Sooo..... He announced for the XFL draft.! He was drafted and apparently played exceptionally well. Then the XFL folded and he became eligible for the NFL draft because enough time had passed to make the three year time requirement. He then announced for the NFL draft and arrived in Panther-land by way of the 5th round selection...!!! Whew.!! STRANGE route to the NFL.!!
As far as I can tell, he is the one and only player to make this strange journey into the league.!!
He comes to the NFL draft (and the Panthers..) from W. Va. by way of the XFL... ???? Say WHAT.???
He played two years at W.Va. before getting caught up in an academic "honesty" situation. I'm not aware of all of the details, I haven't done any significant amount of searching yet. He was "removed" from eligibility and subsequently left the university. HERE is where it gets interesting...
The NFL requires a player to be out of high school for at least three (3) years before announcing for the draft. Since Robinson had only two years of college, he wasn't eligible for the NFL draft when he left. Sooo..... He announced for the XFL draft.! He was drafted and apparently played exceptionally well. Then the XFL folded and he became eligible for the NFL draft because enough time had passed to make the three year time requirement. He then announced for the NFL draft and arrived in Panther-land by way of the 5th round selection...!!! Whew.!! STRANGE route to the NFL.!!
As far as I can tell, he is the one and only player to make this strange journey into the league.!!