http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/4912658p-4501169c.html
Clipped from the article by Mike Sando and Sean Robinson:
Koren Robinson has been charged with DUI and reckless driving following a May 6 incident in Medina, perhaps foreshadowing the troubled receiver's release from the Seattle Seahawks.
Robinson, 25, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the misdemeanor criminal charges filed in Kirkland Municipal Court, and he is due back before Judge Albert Raines on July 18, documents show.
The Seahawks were not available to comment Tuesday night, but team sources previously indicated that Robinson had run out of second chances following a troubled four-year run with the team. Robinson has acknowledged as much.
"I know what I've got to do and they're expecting me to do that," Robinson said following an April 30 minicamp practice. "If not, I know the consequences. ? Either you want to be in the NFL or you don't. And I do. So, I have to do everything I gotta do to stay here."
A first-round draft choice in 2001, Robinson served a four-game NFL suspension for substance abuse last season. Coach Mike Holmgren benched him for failing to show up at practice one day before an important Jan. 2 game against Atlanta.
Robinson's four-game league suspension had stemmed from a positive test for a substance consistent with the party drug ecstasy, sources have said. Further examination raised questions about an alcohol problem for which Robinson agreed to seek treatment.
Robinson emerged from treatment in time to participate in the team's post-draft minicamp. Following practice April 30, Robinson said he had given up alcohol, his travails having served as a wake-up call.
"I'm not stupid, man," Robinson said at the time. "I'm not going to be one of those people they talk about, 'Oh, he had the potential to be a great player but he let this, that and the third, so many distractions' ? that's not going to be me."
Six days later, Medina Police officer David Obermiller cited Robinson on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving, court records show. Bail was set at $1,000.
Attempts to reach Robinson failed Tuesday night. His mother declined comment when reached on her cell phone.
The plan had been for Robinson's mother and young son to live with him beginning this month.
"It'll help me and keep me focused," Robinson said in the April 30 interview.
New Seahawks president Tim Ruskell appears unwilling to tolerate players with off-field problems.
"We must be held accountable for our own actions, year round," he wrote in a letter to players.
[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ OUR VIEW ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
We'll obviously stay on top of this for you but this is clearly bad news for Robinson. As stated above, he may have run out of second chances with the Seahawks. The team and league starts to get extremely serious with repeat violations of their policy. More details will be coming soon but there could be serious repercussions here for Robinson. If Robinson is gone or misses time, Darrell Jackson, Bobby Engram and Joe Jurevicius would pick up the slack.
Clipped from the article by Mike Sando and Sean Robinson:
Koren Robinson has been charged with DUI and reckless driving following a May 6 incident in Medina, perhaps foreshadowing the troubled receiver's release from the Seattle Seahawks.
Robinson, 25, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the misdemeanor criminal charges filed in Kirkland Municipal Court, and he is due back before Judge Albert Raines on July 18, documents show.
The Seahawks were not available to comment Tuesday night, but team sources previously indicated that Robinson had run out of second chances following a troubled four-year run with the team. Robinson has acknowledged as much.
"I know what I've got to do and they're expecting me to do that," Robinson said following an April 30 minicamp practice. "If not, I know the consequences. ? Either you want to be in the NFL or you don't. And I do. So, I have to do everything I gotta do to stay here."
A first-round draft choice in 2001, Robinson served a four-game NFL suspension for substance abuse last season. Coach Mike Holmgren benched him for failing to show up at practice one day before an important Jan. 2 game against Atlanta.
Robinson's four-game league suspension had stemmed from a positive test for a substance consistent with the party drug ecstasy, sources have said. Further examination raised questions about an alcohol problem for which Robinson agreed to seek treatment.
Robinson emerged from treatment in time to participate in the team's post-draft minicamp. Following practice April 30, Robinson said he had given up alcohol, his travails having served as a wake-up call.
"I'm not stupid, man," Robinson said at the time. "I'm not going to be one of those people they talk about, 'Oh, he had the potential to be a great player but he let this, that and the third, so many distractions' ? that's not going to be me."
Six days later, Medina Police officer David Obermiller cited Robinson on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving, court records show. Bail was set at $1,000.
Attempts to reach Robinson failed Tuesday night. His mother declined comment when reached on her cell phone.
The plan had been for Robinson's mother and young son to live with him beginning this month.
"It'll help me and keep me focused," Robinson said in the April 30 interview.
New Seahawks president Tim Ruskell appears unwilling to tolerate players with off-field problems.
"We must be held accountable for our own actions, year round," he wrote in a letter to players.
[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ OUR VIEW ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
We'll obviously stay on top of this for you but this is clearly bad news for Robinson. As stated above, he may have run out of second chances with the Seahawks. The team and league starts to get extremely serious with repeat violations of their policy. More details will be coming soon but there could be serious repercussions here for Robinson. If Robinson is gone or misses time, Darrell Jackson, Bobby Engram and Joe Jurevicius would pick up the slack.
Last edited:
