Greg Wayne Randall (born Robinson; June 23, 1978) is an American former professional

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player who was an

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. He was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. He played

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. In his career, Randall played for the New England Patriots,

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, and

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of the

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(NFL), as well as the

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of the

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(CFL), and the

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of the

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(AFL). Randall was known as Greg Robinson before extending his last name to Robinson-Randall to honor his father, who died of cancer when Randall was five years old. He changed his name to Randall in 2002.

Early life

When Randal was five years old, his father died after battling

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. Coming out of high school, Randall was rated in the top 100 prospects in the state of Texas.

College career

Randall attended Coffeyville Community College for two years before transferring to

. In 1997, he was voted ''Super Prep'' JUCO

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n selection. He also earned All-Conference honors as an offensive tackle twice while at Coffeyville. In

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, Randall transferred to Michigan State where he was a starter from the beginning. As a junior, he earned the team's Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award. He played in every game, starting the final 10 at right tackle. He recorded 48 knockdowns blocks and was graded at 82.8% for blocking consistency. He recorded eight knockdown blocks, including one that opened a hole on a three-yard touchdown run by Sedrick Irvin who rushed for 119 yards against Notre Dame. In

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as a senior, Randall was an All-Big Ten First-team selection. He started at the right tackle position, helping the offense average 368.2 yards per game as he recorded 87 knockdown blocks. He recorded 13 knockdowns, including two touchdown resulting blocks on a 23-yard pass and another that cleared the way for

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’s four-yard run into the end zone, as the team recorded 492 yards against

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. On the season the team ended with a 10-2 record, the schools’ highest win total since 1965. They also ended their season with a 37-34 victory over

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in the 1999

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. Also, while at Michigan State, he majored in

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Professional career

National Football League (2000–2003)

Randall was selected in the fourth round (127th overall) in the

by the

. He made his NFL debut in New England's season opening loss to the

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. As a

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, he played in 12 games, including four starts at right tackle. In

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, he helped the Patriots move from 26th to 12th in the league in rushing, helping

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Antowain Smith rush for a career-high 1,157 yards. He was one of only three offensive linemen, along with Joe Andruzzi, and Mike Compton to start all 19 games, regular season through playoffs, having started all 16 regular season games and three playoff games at right tackle. In his last

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with the Patriots, Randall played in seven games, including three starts at right tackle. However, he was inactive for the rest of the games that season. On March 6, 2003, he was traded by the Patriots to the

in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the

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. In his only season in Houston, he started all 16 regular season games at right tackle. He helped

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lead all rookies with 1,031 rushing yards. After being released by the Texans, Randall was pursued by the

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and

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before signing with the

on April 20, 2004 and attended their training-camp until he was released on June 16. On August 2, 2004 after being released by the 49ers, Randall signed with the

. He attended the training camp and played in all four pre-season games, however he was released on September 13. He was signed by the

on February 15, 2005. He then attended the Browns'

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and played in all four pre-season games. However, he was one of Cleveland's final cuts when he was released on September 3.

NFL career summary

Randall played in 51 career games, with 38 starts, over four seasons, three with the Patriots. He never missed a game due to injury. Randall earned a

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in the Patriots 20-17 win over the

Canadian Football League (2006)

Robinson signed with the

of the

on March 23, 2006. He made his CFL debut in the Tiger-Cats' season opening road loss to the

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. He started the first nine games of the regular season at left tackle. He was released on August 14, 2006.

Arena Football League (2007–2008)

Randall, signed with the

of the

and as a rookie in

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he played in all 16 games and recorded 1.5 tackles on defense. In

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, he played in just one game, against the Kansas City Brigade and recorded one tackle on defense.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Greg 1978 births Living people American football offensive linemen Michigan State Spartans football players New England Patriots players Houston Texans players 21st-century American sportsmen San Francisco 49ers players St. Louis Rams players Cleveland Browns players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players New York Dragons players Coffeyville Red Ravens football players

Early life

College career

Professional career

National Football League (2000–2003)

NFL career summary

Canadian Football League (2006)

Arena Football League (2007–2008)

See also

References

External links