56 Facts About Brian Robison

Brian Gale Robison was born on April 27,1983 and is a former American football defensive end.

Brian Robison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and played for the team for 11 seasons.

Brian Robison was a four-year starter at defensive tackle and linebacker.

Brian Robison registered 66 tackles for loss and 28 sacks in his final three seasons.

Brian Robison was an honorable mention All-State and first-team All-District selection as a junior after he posted 121 tackles, 14 stops for loss, eight sacks and seven pass break-ups for a defense that allowed only 101 points in 2000.

Also a standout in track and field, Brian Robison was one of the nation's top discus throwers and shot putters, winning both events at the district, regional and state meets as a senior.

Brian Robison still holds the Texas high school record in the discus throw at 65.61 meters.

Brian Robison played basketball for four years and baseball for two years and was an honor roll student, being named a four-year Academic All-District selection, and was second-team Academic All-State as a senior.

Brian Robison had his number 40 jersey retired by Splendora High School in September 2004.

Brian Robison was part of a Texas recruiting class which contained future NFL players Rodrique Wright, Justin Blalock, Aaron Ross, Kasey Studdard, Lyle Sendlein, David Thomas, Selvin Young, and Vince Young.

Brian Robison was a member of their 2005 national championship team.

Brian Robison tied a season record with four blocked kicks in 2003, and had a school-record six blocked kicks in his career.

Brian Robison totaled 181 tackles, with 106 solo tackles and 15 sacks.

Brian Robison starred in track and field at Texas, where he competed as a shot putter and posted the seventh-best discus throw mark in Texas history with a 59.69-meter effort.

Brian Robison was a Liberal Arts major, and was on the University of Texas Honor Roll.

Brian Robison earned his degree before being drafted by Minnesota.

Brian Robison had one deflected pass, and tied a school record with four blocked kicks.

In Brian Robison's sophomore campaign, he was an honorable mention on the Associated Press All-Big 12 Conference.

Brian Robison started all 12 games at right defensive end, and participated on special teams.

Brian Robison recorded 48 tackles, 27 solo, 1.5 sacks, and a two-yard interception.

Brian Robison finished second on the team with 14 stops for minus 26 yards, and 18 quarterback pressures.

Brian Robison recorded a career-high 58 tackles, 35 solo, and led the team in quarterback sacks with seven.

Brian Robison had 15 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.

Brian Robison was credited with 10 quarterback pressures, four pass deflections, and three forced fumbles.

Brian Robison was named First-team All-Big 12 Conference by Austin American-Statesman, adding Second-team honors from the Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, and Fort-Worth Star Telegram and Honorable Mention from the leagues coaches and Associated Press.

Brian Robison suffered a deep right knee and patella tendon bruise, and a quadriceps muscle strain, that sat him out for two games.

Brian Robison added 15 quarterback hurries, three deflected passes and a blocked kick.

In track and field, Brian Robison finished second in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a career-best throw of 20.25 meters.

Brian Robison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Brian Robison was one of seven Longhorns selected by professional football teams, with the others being Michael Griffin and Aaron Ross in the first round, Justin Blalock and Tim Crowder in the second, Tarell Brown in the fifth and Kasey Studdard in the sixth.

Brian Robison appeared in all 16 games of his rookie season and made five starts at right defensive end.

Brian Robison's sack made him the last Vikings player to sack Favre.

Brian Robison earned All-Rookie honors after finishing his rookie campaign with 26 total tackles, 4.5 sacks that ranked third among rookies and a forced fumble.

Brian Robison started in place of injured left defensive end Ray Edwards in the Wild Card Playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles on January 4,2009, and was credited with a team-best 7 quarterback hurries while registering 2 solo tackles and a tackle for a loss.

Brian Robison had 14 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in his second season.

Brian Robison competed in the shot put during the 2009 off-season, finishing first at a meet at the University of St Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Brian Robison posted sacks in 3 of the final 4 regular season games.

Brian Robison had a career-low 10 tackles on the season but tied a then career-best with 4.5 sacks, the same mark he had his rookie year and ranked fourth on the team with 13 quarterback hurries.

Brian Robison again played in all 16 games for a Vikings defense that ranked in the top-10 defenses in the NFL for the third straight season.

Brian Robison had two sacks on the year, with the first coming in week 3 against Detroit Lions when he caught Shaun Hill.

Brian Robison was part of a Vikings' defensive line that produced 40.5 of the team's 50 sacks, which tied for the NFL lead and the third-most in team history.

Brian Robison started the season fast with 4.5 sacks in the opening 5 games, but his season ended up being best remembered for kicking Packers offensive lineman T J Lang in the groin in the week 7 game during a field goal try.

Brian Robison again spent his second season as full-time starter at left defensive end opposite Jared Allen.

Brian Robison started all 15 games he played in the regular season and started the Wild Card playoff game against the Packers.

Brian Robison was credited with three passes defended against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 6.

Brian Robison ranked tied for second on the team with three forced fumbles.

Brian Robison started all 16 games for the second time in his career.

Brian Robison led team with 40 quarterback hurries and notched career-highs with 14 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks that ranked second on the team.

Brian Robison had sacks in 5 consecutive games that started in week 11 at Seattle and ended against the Philadelphia Eagles in week 15.

Brian Robison started all 16 games for the third time in his career and tallied 4.5 sacks on the year, with all of those coming in an 8-week span.

Brian Robison compiled 24 tackles on the season and set a career-high with 45 quarterback pressures, good for second on the team.

In 2015, Brian Robison completed his fifth season as a full-time starter at left defensive end, opening every game, including the wildcard playoff game.

Brian Robison finished his ninth year in the league with 34 tackles, 5 sacks and 4 passes defensed, his most since the 2012 season when he had batted down 7 passes.

Brian Robison started at left defensive end the first game of the season at the Tennessee Titans and was credited with two tackles and a pass defended.

On March 24,2017, Brian Robison signed a one-year contract extension with the Vikings through the 2018 season.

On September 1,2018, Brian Robison was released by the Vikings after 11 seasons with the team.