Marquette Dennison Robinson (born September 7, 1978 in

Monroe, Louisiana Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropol ...

) is a former

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of the

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(AFL). He now serves as the Assistant

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and ((Director of Player Development))for the

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of the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLI ...

(CIFL). He last played for the

Chicago Slaughter The Chicago Slaughter were an American professional football team based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Having been inactive since 2013, the franchise was a part of the CIFL from 2007 to 2009, winning the championship in 2009. The Slaughter joine ...

of the CIFL. He attended the

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Early life

Robinson attended Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama, and was a letterman in football and

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. He was a two-time All-State selection in both sports. Marquette Dennison Robinson graduated from Murphy High School in 1996.

College career

Robinson attended

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) is a public community college with its main campus in Perkinston, Mississippi. It was founded as Harrison County Agricultural High School in 1912. MGCCC has three campuses and six centers: The m ...

and was a two-year letterman in football. Robinson graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast and attended the

, where he lettered during the 1998 season.

Professional career

RFL

In the first half of 1999, Robinson played for the Mobile Admirals of the short-lived

Regional Football League The Regional Football League (RFL) was an american football minor league formed to be the self-styled "major league of spring football." Established in 1997, the league played a single season, 1999, and then ceased operations. History The RFL se ...

CFL

In the second half of 1999, Robinson played for the

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of the

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, where he intercepted 7 passes.

af2

Robinson played one season of in the

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for the

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and finished the season with 59 receptions for 660 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, and defensively, he posted 67 tackles, eight interceptions, and 28 pass deflections.

AFL

Dennison quickly became an impact player when he played for the

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(2002–2004). He was named AFL All-Rookie team in 2002. In 2005, Robinson signed with the

Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn. Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena. ...

. In 2008, while playing for the

Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush were a professional arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. The team played at the Allstate Arena from 2001 to 2013. They were a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League ...

, Johnson was named Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year. He earned this title with leading the AFL with 13 interceptions and returning two for a touchdown.

CIFL

Robinson spent the 2009 season as a member of the

of the

because the

suspended operations for the 2009 season. In his first five games with the Slaughter, Robinson picked off four passes and returned two for touchdowns.

References

External links

Chicago Rush's bio pageAFL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Dennison 1978 births Living people Players of American football from Monroe, Louisiana American football defensive backs Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football players West Georgia Wolves football players Quad City Steamwheelers players New Jersey Gladiators players Las Vegas Gladiators players Grand Rapids Rampage players Chicago Rush players Chicago Slaughter players Regional Football League players