Ryan Robinson (born December 9, 1990) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...
. He played
college football at
Oklahoma State
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.
Early years
He played
high school football
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at
Mill Creek High School
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.
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
He was first signed by the
Oakland Raiders
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as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2013.
Seattle Seahawks
He was signed by the
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 a ...
, but waived on June 15, 2015, after rupturing his Achilles tendon in off season team activities. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks as part of final roster cuts.
References
External links
Oakland Raiders bio
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1990 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
Oakland Raiders players
Seattle Seahawks players
Players of American football from Charleston, South Carolina