Adrian Robinson
Adrian Lynn Robinson Jr. (November 21, 1989 – May 16, 2015) was an American football linebacker. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and played high school football at Harrisburg High School. He played college football at Temple University, where he was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and earned first-team All-MAC honors three times.
Robinson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2012 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He spent time with several NFL teams, including the Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mainly in offseason or practice squad roles. In 2015, he joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
He died on May 16, 2015, in Philadelphia at age 25. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging. He left behind his daughter, Avery Marie. In October 2015, it was announced that his brain showed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to repeated head trauma, making him one of many NFL players diagnosed with CTE after death. His career NFL tackles totaled 3.
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