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Sam Robinson

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Sam Robinson is a sportswriter from Kansas City, Missouri. He primarily covers the NFL for Yardbarker. Moving from wildly injury-prone sprinter in the aughts to reporter in the 2010s, Sam set up camp in three time zones covering everything from high school water polo to Division II national championship games. He has since settled in as the husband of a track and field coach, concentrating on the NFL. Boasting an unhealthy interest in the league’s history and fashion trends, Sam is the lead writer for Pro Football Rumors and has written about the sport for Yardbarker since 2018. In addition to working as a writer/editor for a few newspapers – the Cleveland Plain Dealer and St. Joseph (Missouri) News-Press, to name two – in a former life that included some awkward awards-show hosting gigs thankfully inaccessible online, Sam has written about the Olympics for The Athletic.

EXPERTISE:

NFL, track and field, boxing

The NFL's best position groups for 2025 season

Teams have mostly set their rosters for 2025. Here are the best position groups going into training camp. For defenses, we are organizing these as though everyone is in nickel.

The biggest draft-day trade for every NFL franchise

The draft has been in existence since 1936. Here is every NFL team's biggest trade that occurred on draft weekend.

The 25 greatest GMs in NFL history

Here are the personnel czars that previously led teams to sustained success. No coach-GMs are included here, just pure front office execs who assembled quality rosters.

32 significant NFL players returning from injuries in 2025

The 2024 NFL season saw several strong performers miss substantial time. Here are the key presences, with emphasis on those who missed significant time last year, teams are counting on to reprise their pre-injury form in 2025.

The most crushing defeats in NFL playoff history

The NFL playoffs can produce thrilling victories but also some truly crushing losses. How do some recent ones stack up with the classics? Here are the most agonizing postseason losses (in ascending order) in the Super Bowl era, with more weight being given to outcomes that had a significant effect on teams' championship windows.

The greatest free-agent QB signings in NFL history

Here, in ascending order, are the best free-agent QB additions in NFL history. This list only factors in passers' work after their respective free-agency signings.

Which NFL teams still have the biggest roster holes left to fill?

Here are the league's top roster holes as teams head into their offseason programs.

The 25 worst NFL teams from the modern era

Some 2020s squads have shown they rank among the worst in NFL history. But where do they rank all-time? Here are the worst assembled since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

The greatest game from every NFL season

From games involving Jim Thorpe's Canton Bulldogs to Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs, here is the top contest from each season in the NFL/APFA's 105-year history.

Cities that have infamously lost their beloved sports teams

Numerous franchises have made seminal decisions to relocate in the past several decades, with many such moves altering the complexions of leagues. Here's a look at the most pivotal decisions that changed cities and some that had big impacts on the futures of their respective leagues.

Which players benefited the most from the 2025 NFL offseason?

Thanks to free agency, trades, and draft moves, a set of players came out of this offseason benefiting from some decisions teams made. Here is Yardbarker's annual look at the players whose situations have improved significantly during the offseason.

Post draft, which NFL teams have the best current QB situations?

Most teams in need of a quarterback addressed the position in the draft. With that event in the books, here is Yardbarker's updated look at teams' QB situations.

The greatest all-time late-round draft choice for every NFL franchise

In place since 1936, the NFL draft has produced countless gems selected toward the end of those events. Here is the best one each team has selected. With the draft dropping from 30 rounds to seven, teams had more time to locate late-round talent during previous eras.

Post draft, which NFL teams have the best current QB situations?

With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities. 

Which NFL coaches have faced each other most often in NFL history?

As Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh near 20 years in their respective jobs, their coaching series has moved toward the top in NFL history. It is one of many strong coaching rivalries throughout league annals.

The best QB seasons on losing teams

Although we are still in a ring-counting culture, wins are a flawed quarterback measurement tool. Sometimes, great QB seasons do not produce deep playoff runs.

Every NFL team's most improved player in 2024

A few skill-position players broke through this past season, while front-seven defenders displayed significant development for the two Super Bowl LIX participants.

One-and-done: NFL head coaches who only lasted one season

Although many different stories exist behind teams' one-and-done decisions, more than 40 instances of a club cutting bait after one season have occurred.

How did every NFL Hall of Fame QB fare in their final season?

From Sammy Baugh to Peyton Manning, 29 quarterbacks are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here is how each of the passers' final seasons went. 

Who has the most interceptions in a season for every NFL franchise?

Rule changes have steadily altered NFL passing strategies, thus impacting defenses as well. These have affected how secondaries have attacked offenses.

The longest play from scrimmage for every NFL team

Every NFL team has produced at least one 90-yard play from scrimmage. Some have several. From the NFL's two 99-yard runs to a host of long-range aerial strikes, here is every team's longest regular-season play.

What a rush: The 25 greatest seasons by rookie NFL running backs

Running backs regularly enter the NFL ready to roll, and many of the game's all-time greats have offered immediate impact. Here are the greatest seasons by rookie RBs. 

Every NFL trade involving the player drafted first overall

While draft-day trade-ups and trade-down moves have impacted the No. 1 overall pick, many players chosen first overall have later been traded in their careers.

Beginner's luck: Rookie NFL QBs who led their teams to the postseason

Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix are enjoying solid rookie seasons, threatening to lead their teams to the playoffs. This is not a common occurrence. Fewer than 25 quarterbacks have been regular starters for playoff qualifiers since the 1970 merger expanded the brackets.

Who kicked the longest field goal for every NFL franchise?

Long-distance field goals in the NFL are becoming commonplace. Here are the longest made field goals in the history of every NFL franchise.