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Position:
  
Cornerback

Height
  
1.78 m

Place of birth:
  
Athens, Georgia

40 yard dash time
  
4.34 seconds

College:
  
South Carolina

Weight
  
83 kg

Name
  
Dunta Robinson


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Date of birth:
  
(1982-04-11) April 11, 1982 (age 33)

High school:
  
Athens (GA) Clarke Central

NFL draft:
  
2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10

Role
  
American football cornerback

School
  
University of South Carolina

Number
  
23 (Atlanta Falcons / Cornerback), 23 (Houston Texans / Dimeback), 34 (Kansas City Chiefs / Cornerback)

Similar People
  
Mike Smith, Gary Kubiak, Bill O'Brien

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Willie Dunta Robinson ( ; born April 11, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Houston Texans 10th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.

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Robinson also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs.

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Early years

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Robinson attended Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia and was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and track. As a senior for the Gladiators football team, he had four interceptions and eight passes defended. On offense, he rushed for six touchdowns, and ran back a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns. In track, he ran the 100m in 10.93 seconds, and was the state champion in the long jump (7.24m).

Houston Texans

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Robinson was drafted by the Houston Texans 10th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He immediately became a starter, starting all 16 games at right cornerback for the Texans in his rookie season, recording 87 tackles and six interceptions. During the 2008 season, Robinson became the all-time Texans' interception leader passing Aaron Glenn with 13 career interceptions.

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On February 19, 2009, Robinson became the first Texan in franchise history to be given the franchise tag. Upset at receiving the tag, Robinson subsequently sat out all of Texans training camp before finally signing a one-year, $9.957 million tender a week before the 2009 NFL season began. In the Texans' first game against the New York Jets, Robinson's shoes bore the message "Pay Me Rick," directed at Texans' General Manager Rick Smith. Robinson was fined $25,000 by the NFL for wearing the shoes.

Atlanta Falcons

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On March 5, 2010, as an unrestricted free agent, Robinson signed a six-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons worth $54 million with $22.5 million in guaranteed money.

Robinson was fined $50,000 for an illegal hit on a defenseless player when he hit Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson on October 17, 2010, in Philadelphia.

On September 18, 2011, Robinson made another illegal helmet-to-helmet hit on Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. The NFL fined him $40,000.

On March 1, 2013, Robinson was released by the Falcons.

Kansas City Chiefs

Robinson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 8, 2013. On February 7, 2014, Robinson was released by the Chiefs.

Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed
  • References

    Dunta Robinson Wikipedia