1. A'Shawn Robinson was born on March 21,1995 and is an American professional football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
32 Facts About A'Shawn Robinson
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A'Shawn Robinson played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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A'Shawn Robinson was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft and has played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, with whom he won Super Bowl LVI.
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A'Shawn Robinson played in all 13 of Alabama's games in the 2013 season and started in two games.
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A'Shawn Robinson was the only true freshman under head coach Nick Saban at Alabama to lead the team in sacks.
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A'Shawn Robinson chose to attend Alabama over Texas, Southern California, Louisiana State, Arkansas, and Florida State.
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A'Shawn Robinson was originally verbally committed to attend Texas as of February 2012.
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A'Shawn Robinson started practicing with Alabama in August 2013 and played in the first game of Alabama's 2013 season on August 31,2013.
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A'Shawn Robinson was the only true freshman under head coach Nick Saban at Alabama to lead the team in sacks.
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A'Shawn Robinson led Alabama in sacks and was seventh on the team in tackles.
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A'Shawn Robinson was named by Alabama's coaches as one of the defensive "players of the week" in three of Alabama's 12 games.
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At Alabama's annual awards banquet after the 2013 regular season A'Shawn Robinson was one of four players to receive an "Iron Man Award" given to players who have shown the most dedication to the individual and team goals of the Crimson Tide's year-round strength and conditioning program.
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A'Shawn Robinson was on the 2013 Sporting News Freshman All-American team.
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A'Shawn Robinson was selected to the 2014 first-team in the pre-season Media Days All-SEC Team.
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A'Shawn Robinson led his team in tackles in the 2014 SEC Championship game versus Missouri.
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A'Shawn Robinson started every game in the 2014 season, during which Alabama led the nation in rushing defense.
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A'Shawn Robinson's teammates gave him the nickname of "Infamous A-Tron," a blend of A'Shawn and Megatron.
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A'Shawn Robinson earned Honorable Mention on the All-SEC team after the 2014 season.
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A'Shawn Robinson started every game for the second season in a row and anchored a deep defensive line that helped Alabama lead college football in rushing yards allowed per game, yards per carry allowed per game, and sacks.
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A'Shawn Robinson led Alabama in quarterback hurries and was a finalist for the Outland Trophy, an award for the nation's best interior lineman.
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A'Shawn Robinson did not win the Outland Trophy, and the Alabama football team used this snub as motivation in their College Football Playoff game against Michigan State.
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A'Shawn Robinson was selected in the second round with the 46th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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On May 10,2016, A'Shawn Robinson signed with the Detroit Lions.
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A'Shawn Robinson recorded his first career sack against Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz in Week 5.
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In Week 16 of the 2016 season, against the Dallas Cowboys, A'Shawn Robinson drew an unnecessary roughness penalty for tackling running back Ezekiel Elliott too hard.
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The motion A'Shawn Robinson used on the tackle made it look like he was picking up Elliot and slamming him down, but the announcers agreed that the hit looked clean.
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A'Shawn Robinson finished his rookie season leading all defensive tackles in the NFL in pass deflections with seven.
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A'Shawn Robinson was placed on injured reserve on December 28,2018.
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A'Shawn Robinson appeared in eight games in the 2020 season.
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On November 26,2022, A'Shawn Robinson was placed on injured reserve with a torn meniscus.
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A'Shawn Robinson finished the 2022 season with 42 total tackles in ten games.
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On March 13,2024, A'Shawn Robinson signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Carolina Panthers.