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

Twitter/X: @srobinson25

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May 7, 2019 | NFL

NFL teams with glaring holes still to fill

Many teams' depth charts are fairly set going into OTAs. But several franchises left the draft with some noticeable roster holes. May 7 represents a key date on the NFL calendar.

May 6, 2019 | Buffalo Bills

Why the Bills — yes, the Bills! — are a stealth playoff contender

Overlooking the Bills is usually easy, but their pickups in free agency and the draft this season make them intriguing, Sam Robinson writes.

April 29, 2019 | NFL

The 'NFL QBs who started the fewest games with their original franchise' quiz

How many of the NFL QBs drafted in the first round to start the fewest games with their original franchise can you name in six minutes?

April 27, 2019 | NFL

Mr. Irrelevants from the past 30 years of the NFL Draft

Mr. Irrelevant, aka the last pick in the draft, has been one of the NFL's quirkier traditions for more than 40 years. Here is a look at who wound up in this slot in the past 30 drafts.

April 24, 2019 | NFL

The biggest NFL Draft busts by position

While numerous success stories have spawned from the NFL Draft, the event's 80-plus-year history has also seen some seismic miscalculations. Each position, some more than others, has produced its share of draft busts.

April 24, 2019 | NFL

The best NFL draft picks by state

It's draft month. Scouts and executives have scoured the country in search of the talent who will make up this year's draft class. This practice has been in place since the NFL's first draft in 1936.

April 19, 2019 | NFL

The top QBs available in the 2019 and 2020 NFL Drafts

This is a fork-in-the-road moment for several franchises. Will QB-needy teams pick from this year's crop or wait until 2020, when better talent may be available?

April 16, 2019 | NFL

The best NFL defensive players drafted since 2000

While offense has driven the coaching carousels in recent offseasons, Super Bowl champions like the 2018 Patriots, 2015 Broncos and 2013 Seahawks showed defensive mastery remains quite valuable.

April 15, 2019 | Golf

The 'Winners of the 2005 sports season' quiz

How many award and tournament winners across all sports from 2005 do you think you can name in six minutes?

April 12, 2019 | Boxing

Ring generals: The 25 greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time

Without many regulations and its dynamics changing from era to era, boxing is arguably the most difficult sport in which to measure greatness. But here goes.

April 11, 2019 | NFL

The best and worst uniform changes in NFL history

The Jets have new uniforms, which were unveiled to mixed reviews. Their switch is one of many pivotal fashion changes NFL teams have orchestrated throughout the league's history. So which ones worked and which didn't? Here is a primer on the history of uniform changes.