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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 25 best wild-card teams of all time, ranked

The NFL has four more wild-card teams preparing to upset their respective conferences' seeding hierarchies this week. These are the best wild-card teams since the AFL-NFL merger.

The 25 worst NFL teams who still made it to the postseason

The NFL's best teams are obviously frequent talking points, but what about the worst ones to be granted playoff access? Here is a look at the worst teams to qualify for the postseason since the NFL expanded to five-team brackets in 1978.

The 'Most games coached by NFL franchise' quiz

How many of the coaches with the most games coached for every NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?

Giants' quarterback situation now brings timeline dilemma

With Eli Manning aging and struggling, what are the Giants' option at quarterback?

Most improved player on every NFL team

Many players have used the 2018 season as a springboard to either join the ranks of the NFL's upper echelon or put themselves in position for potential lucrative contracts.

NFL players who we could see playing their last games

Sunday will mark the end of the season for 20 teams, and that will mean the final games of some standouts' careers. While it's uncertain whose NFL tenures will conclude after 2018, here are the players who may be on the verge of shutting it down.

Are NFL teams about to leave defensive coordinators out in the cold?

Three teams that used their top 2018 draft pick on a quarterback have a head coaching vacancy or soon will. Given the Browns' and Jets’ recent histories,

The greatest NFL teams that somehow missed the playoffs

The NFL has closed the book on its longtime playoff format. Here are the best teams to fall short of postseason play from both the 12-team bracket era (1990-2019) and the 10-team period (1978-89).

Eight NFL teams that need to start over

With three weeks remaining in the NFL's 99th season, a handful of teams are either preparing for next year or fighting a losing battle for playoff qualification.

The 'NFL rookies to total 1,500 yards from scrimmage' quiz

In NFL history, 30 players totaled 1,500 or more yards from scrimmage in their rookie seasons. How many of the 30 can you name in five minutes?

Seahawks skipping rebuilding phase opens up big-picture possibilities

The Seahawks’ 2012 ascent to the NFL’s contender ranks involved a third-round rookie piloting a playoff return. Bruce Arians received NFL Coach of the Year acclaim for his work replacing a cancer-stricken Chuck Pagano in Indianapolis.

Who is the ideal coach to pair with Baker Mayfield in Cleveland?

This hire may well determine whether John Dorsey will be successful in Cleveland — or merely the latest in a long line of failed rebuilds.

Most entertaining player on every NFL team

Some NFL rosters are loaded with flash and storylines. Others are short on talent and thus lack similar intrigue. Heading into December, here is every team's most entertaining player.

The 'Undrafted rookie rushing leaders for every NFL franchise' quiz

How many of the undrafted players with the most rushing yards in a season for every NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?

The '100 yards rushing & receiving in an NFL game' quiz

How many of the players to have at least 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game in the Super Bowl era can you name in five minutes?

15 sports movies that had memorable sequels

The sports sequel genre is not a vast universe, but several memorable films have emerged -- including a couple in recent years. Here is how the follow-up efforts stack up.

The 25 best pound-for-pound movie boxers

Boxing movies made a comeback over the past few years, injecting new fighters into the fake pugilistic universe. How do the best fighters from this extensive archive of films stack up, pound for pound?

What each NFL team should be thankful for this Thanksgiving

As evidenced by the Chiefs-Rams game exceeding expectations (putting it mildly), the NFL has enjoyed a strong year. Most teams are still in contention for the playoffs, and even the ones that aren't have something going for them.