Former Michigan great, current staffer Denard Robinson arrested for OWI
Former Michigan quarterback and current assistant director of player personnel Denard Robinson was arrested early Monday morning for operating a vehicle while impaired (OWI), multiple sources informed TheWolverine.com Monday. Robinson, a 2010 first-team All-American and the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and MVP that same season, has been on the U-M staff for the last two years.
Police sources indicate Robinson was involved in a single vehicle crash near E. Eisenhower Parkway and South State street at approximately 3:05 a.m.
Former coach Jim Harbaugh brought Robinson back to the program in 2022.
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“I am so excited about coming back to Michigan,” Robinson said when hired. “This place means a great deal to me and I look forward to interacting with past, present, and future Wolverines in my new role. Coach Harbaugh and I have been talking for almost a year about returning to help the program, and to have it finally come together is a dream come true and fulfills one of my career goals. I love this University and can’t wait to get to work.”
Per his Michigan bio, Robinson spent the 2021 NFL season as a college scouting assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars after working with the organization as an offensive quality control coach in 2020. He spent four NFL seasons with the team (2013-16), rushing for 1,041 yards and five touchdowns, as a 5th-round selection. He also spent time in the Alliance of American Football league with the Atlanta Legends while the league was active.
In Ann Arbor, Robinson was a record-setting quarterback who played in 49 games and started 37 contests at quarterback and running back (2009-12). He holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards by a quarterback (4,495) and rushing yards in a season by a quarterback (1,702 in 2010). Robinson is one of five quarterbacks in NCAA history to gain 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season twice in their career (2010-11).
A four-year letterman, Robinson burst on the scene as a Michigan sophomore, becoming the first player in NCAA history to pass for 2,500 yards and rush for 1,500 yards in single season. He earned first-team All-American honors in 2010 and was named first-team All-Big Ten, the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and was selected by the conference coaches as the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award winner as the Big Ten’s MVP. Robinson was also a finalist for both the Davey O’Brien and Manning awards in 2010, and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
What this means for his future isn’t clear at this time.
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