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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April 11, 2019 | NFL

The 'Most receiving yards by a second-round NFL Draft pick' quiz

How many of the second-round NFL Draft picks with the most receiving yards in a season can you name in five minutes?

April 2, 2019 | NFL

Grading the offseason moves for all 32 NFL teams

While the NFL offseason still has a ways to go, the bulk of the significant veteran player movement has occurred. Several teams have allocated their resources well thus far; some have not fared as promisingly.

March 28, 2019 | NFL

The '8,500 receiving yards and 70 TDs' quiz

In the history of the NFL, 37 players have reached 8,500 or more receiving yards and 70 receiving touchdowns over the course of his career. How many of the 37 can you name in five minutes?

March 25, 2019 | New England Patriots

The 'NFL players with 6+ playoff TDs' quiz

Since the 2000 NFL season, 39 players have scored six or more touchdowns in the postseason. How many can you name in five minutes?

March 21, 2019 | NFL

The 'Most sacks in the NFL since 2009' quiz

How many of the NFL players with the most sacks since the 2009 season can you name in five minutes?

March 20, 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs created a heightened degree of difficulty in crucial offseason

Kansas City's loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion could be labeled as a stepping-stone moment, but that was a championship route that will be difficult to replicate.

March 11, 2019 | NFL

The 'Highest-paid NFL players of 2018' quiz

How many of the highest-paid players at each position in each conference from the 2018 NFL season can you name in five minutes?

March 8, 2019 | NFL

Why the 2020 QB class has created a unique dilemma for teams

Significant risk comes with drafting first-round quarterbacks, it being the position most closely tied to coaches’ and executives’ employment. This year may carry heightened stakes.

March 6, 2019 | NFL

The most impactful NFL wide receiver trades of all time

The Titans continued a busy run of wide receiver trades by agreeing to send a second-round pick to the Falcons for Julio Jones. But teams have gone to the trade market to improve their wideout situations for decades. Here are the most significant wide receiver deals ever.