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10-10-2006, 08:31 PM
Robinson expects to play full season for PackersAssociated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Koren Robinson believes he'll be allowed to play a full season for the Green Bay Packers this year. But even if he can't, he hopes the Packers won't give up on him.
Koren Robinson
Wide Receiver
Green Bay Packers
Profile
2006 SEASON STATISTICS
Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC
7 89 0 12.7 24 20
General manager Ted Thompson gave the troubled receiver a two-year deal last month -- an indication, perhaps, that the team is willing to ride out his mounting legal problems and a possible one-year suspension from the NFL.
"I hope so," Robinson said. "It's a two-year deal. I feel like the organization knows my situation, so I'm very thankful that Ted gave me the opportunity. ... I feel like they've got my back regardless of what happens."
Robinson was sentenced last week to 90 days in jail for violating a probation sentence issued after he pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in Washington State last year.
He will be allowed to serve that sentence after the season, but he still faces a drunken driving charge in Minnesota next week for a separate incident in August and has a possible league suspension hanging over his head.
Robinson, who has been fairly open about his off-field problems since signing with Green Bay, usually refers to the mounting mess as "my situation." He said he is relying on his faith to help him get through it.
"That's all I do," he said. "You can't dwell on something. Especially if it's out of your hands."
Robinson said he is able to block out his problems and focus on football.
"I worry about what I'm going to do today, what I'm going to do tomorrow, what I'm going to do the day after," Robinson said. "I can't do nothing about what happened in the past, you know? As far as that situation, I can try to learn from it and try to better myself in a positive way, but what's done is done, so why dwell on it?"
The Green Bay Press-Gazzette reported that Robinson's attorney, David Cornwell, has asked the league to push back a hearing on Robinson's appeal of a pending NFL suspension. Cornwell did not immediately return a telephone message left by The Associated Press.
Robinson said he didn't know when the hearing would be held. Nor, he said, is he fixating on it.
Robinson added he hasn't considered simply accepting a suspension so he can return to play earlier next season.
"I'm not thinking about it like that, as far as if I'm going to be gone or anything like that," he said. "Right now I'm just thinking about football, concentrating on helping this team win, plain and simple."
The Packers have a bye this week, and Robinson plans to attend his son's birthday party in North Carolina.
When the Packers take the field in Miami on Oct. 22, Robinson said he doesn't expect to play as if it's his last game.
"Not at all," Robinson said. "I think I'm going to be here. That's pretty much all I'm going to say -- I think I'm going to be here for the season."
Robinson said he feels accepted in Green Bay.
"I think me and Ted have a good rapport, I think we have a good relationship," Robinson said. "I feel like I'm blending right in with the players here, the city, everybody in the city's treating me well. Everybody I feel like is welcoming me with open arms, and I feel like this is a good place for me right now as far as me and my career and my life and my situation. So I feel like this would be a great place for me to be in to stay."
With No. 3 receiver Robert Ferguson hobbled by a foot injury, Robinson played a bigger role in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the St. Louis Rams. He caught four passes for 42 yards and returned two kickoffs for 40 yards.
"It went pretty well," Robinson said. "I think I took a step forward as far as getting some more plays, getting some more touches on the ball and helping my team go in the right direction."
He hopes to build on that performance -- assuming, of course, the league and the courts allow him to.
"Little by little, week by week, I'm showing the Packers and the fans and my teammates what I'm able to do once given the opportunity," Robinson said. "[I'm] just looking to keep moving forward."
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Koren Robinson believes he'll be allowed to play a full season for the Green Bay Packers this year. But even if he can't, he hopes the Packers won't give up on him.
Koren Robinson
Wide Receiver
Green Bay Packers
Profile
2006 SEASON STATISTICS
Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC
7 89 0 12.7 24 20
General manager Ted Thompson gave the troubled receiver a two-year deal last month -- an indication, perhaps, that the team is willing to ride out his mounting legal problems and a possible one-year suspension from the NFL.
"I hope so," Robinson said. "It's a two-year deal. I feel like the organization knows my situation, so I'm very thankful that Ted gave me the opportunity. ... I feel like they've got my back regardless of what happens."
Robinson was sentenced last week to 90 days in jail for violating a probation sentence issued after he pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in Washington State last year.
He will be allowed to serve that sentence after the season, but he still faces a drunken driving charge in Minnesota next week for a separate incident in August and has a possible league suspension hanging over his head.
Robinson, who has been fairly open about his off-field problems since signing with Green Bay, usually refers to the mounting mess as "my situation." He said he is relying on his faith to help him get through it.
"That's all I do," he said. "You can't dwell on something. Especially if it's out of your hands."
Robinson said he is able to block out his problems and focus on football.
"I worry about what I'm going to do today, what I'm going to do tomorrow, what I'm going to do the day after," Robinson said. "I can't do nothing about what happened in the past, you know? As far as that situation, I can try to learn from it and try to better myself in a positive way, but what's done is done, so why dwell on it?"
The Green Bay Press-Gazzette reported that Robinson's attorney, David Cornwell, has asked the league to push back a hearing on Robinson's appeal of a pending NFL suspension. Cornwell did not immediately return a telephone message left by The Associated Press.
Robinson said he didn't know when the hearing would be held. Nor, he said, is he fixating on it.
Robinson added he hasn't considered simply accepting a suspension so he can return to play earlier next season.
"I'm not thinking about it like that, as far as if I'm going to be gone or anything like that," he said. "Right now I'm just thinking about football, concentrating on helping this team win, plain and simple."
The Packers have a bye this week, and Robinson plans to attend his son's birthday party in North Carolina.
When the Packers take the field in Miami on Oct. 22, Robinson said he doesn't expect to play as if it's his last game.
"Not at all," Robinson said. "I think I'm going to be here. That's pretty much all I'm going to say -- I think I'm going to be here for the season."
Robinson said he feels accepted in Green Bay.
"I think me and Ted have a good rapport, I think we have a good relationship," Robinson said. "I feel like I'm blending right in with the players here, the city, everybody in the city's treating me well. Everybody I feel like is welcoming me with open arms, and I feel like this is a good place for me right now as far as me and my career and my life and my situation. So I feel like this would be a great place for me to be in to stay."
With No. 3 receiver Robert Ferguson hobbled by a foot injury, Robinson played a bigger role in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the St. Louis Rams. He caught four passes for 42 yards and returned two kickoffs for 40 yards.
"It went pretty well," Robinson said. "I think I took a step forward as far as getting some more plays, getting some more touches on the ball and helping my team go in the right direction."
He hopes to build on that performance -- assuming, of course, the league and the courts allow him to.
"Little by little, week by week, I'm showing the Packers and the fans and my teammates what I'm able to do once given the opportunity," Robinson said. "[I'm] just looking to keep moving forward."
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press