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Sam Robinson

Writer

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 25 best plays in Super Bowl history

We now have five and a half decades' worth of Super Bowl plays to enjoy and judge. Here are the top 25 from the NFL's ultimate game.

Route 49: How Jimmy G-fueled 49ers took unusual road to Super Bowl

Because of its acquisition of Jimmy Garoppolo from the Patriots, San Francisco could remain a powerhouse for years, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes. 

Every uniform matchup in Super Bowl history, ranked

Here is an entirely accurate, and in no way subjective, ranking of every Super Bowl uniform matchup.

Super Bowl LIV X-factors

Some injured Chiefs and 49ers starters and non-mainstream talents will help determine the NFL's 100th champion. Here are the top X-factors who could swing Super Bowl LIV.

The names to know for Super Bowl LIV

The quarterbacks and coaches will receive plenty of attention in Miami, but several players did the most to help the Chiefs and 49ers get to this stage.

Vastly underpaid, tight ends Kittle, Kelce should cash in after Super Bowl

Despite presenting some of the NFL’s most difficult coverage assignments, tight ends are second-class citizens, value-wise. Superstars Travis Kelce and George Kittle merit more money, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

10 bold moves that put 49ers, Chiefs on road to Super Bowl

The Chiefs-49ers matchup came to be because of several seminal decisions by each conference champion, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

Why re-signing Derrick Henry makes sense for Titans

The impending free agent's track record points to him sustaining value into his late 20s, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

The most unlikely teams to appear in an NFL conference championship game

This year, the Titans became one of the more unlikely teams to venture to a conference championship game. But they have some notable company. Here are the teams that surprised the football world most in reaching the postseason's penultimate round.

AFC, NFC title game intriguing matchups, QB intel reports, winners

Tennessee's Derrick Henry is on an epic run, but Patrick Mahomes gives Kansas City the edge in the AFC title game. In the NFC Championship Game, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers faces an uphill battle against the 49ers.

XFL rules innovations, common-sense replay system worth a look by NFL

The NFL will probably never adopt the XFL's shootout-style overtime, but the rebooted league's rulebook includes innovations worth considering, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

NFL divisional-round intriguing matchups, QB intel reports

Will the Vikings' revamped O-line hold off the 49ers' vaunted rush? Yardbarker's Sam Robinson examines key matchups and more in playoff games Saturday and Sunday.

The greatest NFL playoff games of all time

Eight-plus decades of NFL postseason action has produced numerous classics, giving this latest playoff field a high bar. Here are the greatest games in the history of the NFL playoffs.

Regardless of playoff outcome, Bills positioned to rise in AFC

Unlike most of this year's postseason teams, the Bills have a chance to be significantly better in 2020, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

NFC team-by-team roster ratings, analysis, needs

With the regular season over, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson assesses all 16 NFC rosters, from the strongest (49ers) to weakest (Redskins).

AFC team-by-team roster ratings, analysis, needs

With the regular season over, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson assesses all 16 AFC rosters, from strongest (Ravens and Chiefs) to weakest (Dolphins).

The worst divisions in NFL history

From the division that produced "Beastquake" to Tom Brady's finale, here are the NFL's worst divisions since the 1970 merger created the modern divisional structure. 

NFL Week 16 matchups: Your ultimate insiders' guide

Yardbarker's Sam Robinson and Michael Nania go deep inside NFL games each week, focusing on key numbers and roster issues. Among this week's biggest games is the Cowboys-Eagles showdown in Philly that will decide the NFC East champ.

The biggest one-hit wonders in boxing history

While this collection did not achieve success on the level of their top peers, they stood out in boxing for one particular moment...

Underachieving Cowboys among decade's most disappointing teams

The 6-7 Cowboys are tied with the Eagles for first in the weak NFC East, and huge issues loom for Dallas, Sam Robinson writes.

NFL Week 15 matchups: Your ultimate insiders' guide

Yardbarker's Sam Robinson and Michael Nania go deep inside NFL games each week, focusing on key numbers and roster issues. 

Most improved player on all 32 NFL teams

Although one Baltimore Raven's improvement has overshadowed his contemporaries' development efforts, this season has seen many players grow into critical components for their respective teams.

MVP candidate Lamar Jackson: In 15 factoids, tracking Ravens star's rise

Baltimore's Lamar Jackson has morphed from a quarterback many questioned going into the season to one who has his team poised to seize the AFC's No. 1 seed, Yardbarker's Sam Robinson writes.

NFL Week 14 matchups: An insiders' guide

Yardbarker's Sam Robinson and Michael Nania go deep inside NFL games each week, focusing on key numbers and roster issues.