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    Nate Robinson, 32, tries out with Seahawks

    Art ThielBy Art ThielJune 13, 20168 Comments2 Mins Read
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    Nate Robinson was Seattle’s 2004 Male Sports Star of the Year. / Seattle Sports Commission

    Former Rainier Beach High standout and University of Washington CB Nate Robinson, who recently wrapped up an 11-year career as an NBA point guard,  returned to football — at least for a day — Monday at a tryout with with the Seahawks. A Seahawks source confirmed the original Washington Post report Monday.

    Robinson, 32, last played football for the Huskies in his freshman year of 2002, starting the final six games. But in the video above posted in March, Robinson makes a campaign statement for playing in the NFL, backed by his Huskies football coach, Rick Neuheisel, and NBA great Jamal Crawford.  It shows him at an empty Clink, catching a few footballs.

    “I know I can do it,” Robinson said.

    He moved on to basketball at UW, leading the team in scoring for each of his three seasons and was twice named to the Pac-12 All Conference team.

    He was taken 21st in the first round of the 2005 draft by the Phoenix Suns and subsequently played for eight teams and averaged 11 ppg. His last full-time season was 2012-13 with Chicago. He played two games with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2015-16 before playing 16 pro games in Israel.

    The 5-foot-8 Robinson won three NBA dunk contests and will be part of the 2016 Huskies Hall of Fame class.

    Robinson has all the athletic traits coach Pete Carroll looks for in defensive backs, except, of course, for height. But having been away from the game for so long, and experiencing the declining skills common for all athletes after age 30, chances for making the roster are minuscule.

    But Carroll has never shied from longshots, nor hype. And Robinson has spent his athletic life beating immense odds.

    With a three-day mini-camp beginning Tuesday, the Seahawks, if they choose to put him on the 90-man roster, have a sideshow that will keep attention away from the regular work. But the Monday tryout was one of many the Seahawks give to players without any commitment to sign.

     

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    8 Comments

    1. Sonics79 on June 13, 2016 1:58 pm

      Another feel good story from the Seahawks. It’d be so cool to at least watch him in preseason, and he’s only an inch shorter than Marcus Burley ; )

      • art thiel on June 13, 2016 4:51 pm

        Purely for local amusement purposes, it wouild be fun. But I have a hard time seeing Carroll surrender valuable training camp reps for a stunt at what he considers the team’s most important unit.

    2. jafabian on June 13, 2016 3:25 pm

      I’m a little surprised that Nate isn’t still in the NBA. IMHO, he could be an asset to several teams right now. If Chris Hansen was running a Sonics team right now he’d pick up Nate. Looking forward to seeing how Nate does in the Hawks training camp.

      • art thiel on June 13, 2016 4:49 pm

        If Nate still had an NBA-level game, he’d have a job.

        • jafabian on June 14, 2016 6:46 pm

          I believe he has da skills but not the attitude that coaches want. On that front, Pete Carroll might be the coach for him.

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    3. 1coolguy on June 14, 2016 6:49 pm

      Nate isn’t 5’8″ – he’s shorter. It explains why has never stayed with teams more then 1-2 years. Great guy, good offensive player yet very over matched on defense.
      As to the NFL, it’s the same issue: He is WAY too small. Ain’t happnin’.

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