Seahawks bring back Michael Robinson
Published 9:04 am Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The Seahawks just confimed they have re-signed veteran fullback Michael Robinson.
The team said over the weekend that Robinson was coming in Monday for a physical, a sign there was a good chance of him signing, then on Monday night defensive end Chris Clemons welcomed his former teammate back on Twitter.
I’d like to welcome our captain Mike Rob back!
— Chris Clemons (@chrisclemons91) October 22, 2013
This morning, Robinson himself confirmed the news.
Sign, sealed and delivered! Finally back at work! Thanks 12th Man for all your support.
— Michael Robinson (@RealMikeRob) October 22, 2013
Robinson, who was Seattle’s fullback and a special-teams standout from 2010 to 2012, was released prior to the start of this season, primarily for salary-cap reasons — he was due to make $2.5 million — and also because of an illness that caused him to miss nearly two weeks of practice and lose a significant amount of weight. Robinson told Sports Radio KJR that the illness was a bad reaction to prescription medicine.
Both Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and Robinson kept the door open to a possible reunion, and with starting fullback Derrick Coleman suffering a hamstring injury Thursday, the Seahawks found themselves without a healthy fullback on the roster.
