Professional career Brian Robison

1 professional career

1.1 2007 nfl combine
1.2 minnesota vikings

1.2.1 2007 season
1.2.2 2008 season
1.2.3 2009 season
1.2.4 2010 season
1.2.5 2011 season
1.2.6 2012 season
1.2.7 2013 season
1.2.8 2014 season
1.2.9 2015 season
1.2.10 2016 season
1.2.11 2017 season


1.3 statistics

professional career
2007 nfl combine

minnesota vikings
2007 season

robison drafted minnesota vikings in fourth round (102nd overall) of 2007 nfl draft. 1 of 7 longhorns selected professional football teams, others being michael griffin (19th overall) , aaron ross (20th overall) in first round, justin blalock (39th overall) , tim crowder (56th overall) in second, tarell brown in fifth (number 147th overall) , kasey studdard in sixth (number 183rd overall).

robison appeared in 16 games of rookie season , made 5 starts @ right defensive end. in professional debut against atlanta falcons in season opener game, notched pair of sacks on quarterback joey harrington. in week 4 game against undefeated green bay packers, robison had 5 tackles , sack of brett favre, became nfl s all-time leader in career touchdown passes during game. sack made him last vikings player sack favre. in vikings 29-22 win on oakland raiders in week 11, credited sack , forced fumble. robison earned all-rookie honors after finishing rookie campaign 26 total tackles (20 of them solo), 4.5 sacks ranked third among rookies , forced fumble.

2008 season

with jared allen established starter @ right defensive end spot, robison saw action in 15 games primary backup. started in place of injured left defensive end ray edwards in wild card playoff game against philadelphia eagles on january 4, 2009, , credited team-best 7 quarterback hurries while registering 2 solo tackles , tackle loss. in week 15, notched second sack , first forced fumble of year when knocked ball free kurt warner in win @ arizona cardinals. robison had 14 tackles (7 solo), 2.5 sacks , forced fumble in second season.

2009 season

robison competed in shot put during 2009 off-season, finishing first @ meet @ university of st. thomas in saint paul, minnesota. throw of 60 feet, 11½ inches (18.58 meters) took first place more 5 feet @ tomcat twilight.

in third season, robison played in 16 games , both playoff contests. posted sacks in 3 of final 4 regular season games (). in vikings 30-23 win against green bay packers, credited 1.5 of 8.0 sacks team had on aaron rodgers, mark 1 sack shy of vikings team record in game. robison had career-low 10 tackles on season tied career-best 4.5 sacks, same mark had rookie year , ranked fourth on team 13 quarterback hurries.

2010 season

robison again played in 16 games vikings defense ranked in top-10 defenses in nfl third straight season. started pair of games @ in place of ray edwards against bills on december 5 , giants following week. had 2 sacks on year, first coming in week 3 against detroit lions when caught shaun hill. after replacing edwards in second half of game @ washington on november 28, notched sack of donovan mcnabb in vikings 17–13 win on redskins. following week, had 3 tackles , recovered pair of fumbles against buffalo bills. robison posted 15 tackles , 2.0 sacks, , recovered 2 fumbles vikings finished season 6–10 record.

2011 season

following departure of ray edwards in 2011, robison became full-time starter , had break-out year, starting 16 games @ left defensive end , recording career-highs in tackles 44, sacks 8.0 ranked second on team behind jared allen (who had league-best 22.0) , forced fumbles 3. part of vikings defensive line produced 40.5 of team s 50 sacks, tied nfl lead , third-most in team history. started season fast 4.5 sacks in opening 5 games, season ended being best remembered kicking packers offensive lineman t. j. lang in groin in week 7 game during field goal try. robison fined $20,000 kick.

2012 season

robison again spent second season full-time starter @ left defensive end opposite jared allen. started 15 games played in regular season , started wild card playoff game against packers. credited 3 passes defended against tampa bay buccaneers in week 6. on october 31, recorded 9 tackles, forced fumble , career-best 3.5 sacks vikings defense notched 7 sacks in 21-14 win on arizona cardinals in week 7. robison s 8.5 sacks ranked second on team again behind jared allen , posted career-high 7 passes defensed, tied second-most defensive lineman in season in team history. ranked tied second on team 3 forced fumbles , recovered

2013 season

robison started 16 games second time in career. 1 of unknown pass-rushers in league, earned spot on usa today’s all-joe team, honoring unsung players in nfl. led team 40 quarterback hurries , notched career-highs 14 tackles loss , 9.0 sacks ranked second on team. had sacks in 5 consecutive games started in week 11 @ seattle , ended against philadelphia eagles in week 15. in week 2 loss @ chicago bears, scored first career touchdown when recovered fumble jay cutler forced jared allen , returned 61 yards. play third-longest fumble recovery vikings defensive lineman.

2014 season

robison started 16 games third time in career , tallied 4.5 sacks on year, of coming in 8-week span. split sack of lions matthew stafford in week 6, brought down mike glennon @ tampa bay in 19-13 overtime win, leveled redskins robert griffin iii following week, chased down aaron rodgers in week 12 , met jets rookie quarterback geno smith in backfield on december 7. robison compiled 24 tackles on season , set career-high 45 quarterback pressures, second on team.

2015 season

in 2015, robison completed fifth season full-time starter @ left defensive end, opening every game, including wildcard playoff game. notched 4.0 sacks in final 5 regular season games team went on three-game win streak end season 11–5 , clinch nfc north title first time since 2009. during season, sacked both manning brothers, peyton in week 4 , eli in week 15. in wildcard playoff heart-breaking loss seattle seahawks, had 2.0 sacks of russell wilson. robison finished ninth year in league 34 tackles, 5 sacks , 4 passes defensed, since 2012 season when had batted down 7 passes.

2016 season

robison started @ left defensive end first game of season @ tennessee titans , credited 2 tackles , pass defended. in week 2 against green bay packers, robison strip-sacked aaron rodgers behind in fourth quarter, causing him fumble ball second time in game minnesota totaled 5 sacks combined losses of 33 yards , forced career-high 3 fumbles helped vikings open new stadium win. against carolina panthers in week 3, robison had sack second straight week. robison brought down texans quarterback brock osweiler 2 times in vikings 31–13 win in week 5.

2017 season

on march 24, 2017, robison signed one-year contract extension vikings through 2018 season.

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