NFL suspends 49ers WR Demarcus Robinson for three games to start 2025 season
The NFL has suspended San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson for the first three games of the 2025 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced the news on KNBR in San Francisco.
When talking about the suspension, Shanahan said the team will appeal. “Yes. You can always appeal it so we’ll hope for the best on that, but (three weeks) is what we’re planning for,” Shanahan said.
In July, Demarcus Robinson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge. It stemmed from his arrest in November after police pulled him over for allegedly driving his car at a speed in excess of 100 mph. At the time, Robinson was also charged with driving with a 0.08 percent blood alcohol content or high and driving without a valid license, but those charges were dismissed.
“There is an appeal process,” Shanahan told reporters earlier this month, per Pro Football Talk. “I’m not sure how it’s going. So, I always just plan for the worst and hope for the best. But he’s done a good job here. We’ve really enjoyed him as a guy, knowing he won’t be in there, most likely for those first few games. He’ll play a lot more in the preseason, but hopefully we can shorten that with an appeal process.”
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A look at Demarcus Robinson’s NFL career
Robinson signed with he 49ers in March after spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Last year, Robinson started all 17 regular season games and caught 31 passes for 505 yards and seven tochudowns. His yards and TD reception numbers in 2024 were career highs.
Robinson began his NFL career in 2016 when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. The 30-year-old was with the Chiefs for seven seasons and helped the team win the Super Bowl during the 2019 season.
In March 2022, Robinson signed with the Baltimore Ravens and played in two preseason games before the team relased him on Aug. 16. The Ravens signed the former Florida Gators star a week later and caught 48 passes for 458 yards and two touchdowns in 17 regular season games.