Jonathan Thomas Robinson (born January 18, 1976) is an American football executive. He was a longtime scout for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) before being named director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013. From 2016 to 2022, Robinson was the general manager and executive vice president of the Tennessee Titans.
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| Born: | January 18, 1976 Union City, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| College: | Southeast Missouri State |
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College career
After high school, Robinson played football at the United States Air Force Academy for one season before transferring to Southeast Missouri State University where he played three seasons as a defensive lineman.[1] He graduated from Southeast Missouri State in 1998 and joined the school's football team as a graduate assistant for one season. In 1999, he joined Nicholls State University as a graduate assistant for two seasons before serving as linebackers coach in 2001.[2]
Professional career
New England Patriots
Robinson became an area scout for the New England Patriots from 2002, a position he held until 2006, when he was promoted to a regional scout. In 2008, he was promoted to the Patriots' assistant director of college scouting. The Patriots promoted Robinson to director of college scouting in 2009. Robinson left the Patriots in 2013 for a position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 2013, Robinson took the position of director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[3]
Tennessee Titans
On January 14, 2016, Robinson was hired as the general manager of the Tennessee Titans.[4] He improved on the Titans 2015 record of 3–13 to 9–7 in 2016. They missed the playoffs after a Week 16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.[5] On January 5, 2017, Robinson, while retaining his general manager position, was promoted to executive vice president.[6] In 2017, the Titans once again went 9–7, but made the playoffs for the first time since 2008.[7] They beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card, but fell to the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round.[8][9] In 2018, the Titans went 9–7 again, but missed the playoffs in a Week 17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.[10][11] The Titans made the playoffs in 2019, with a 9–7 record for the fourth season in a row.[12] After beating the Patriots in the Wild Card round and beating the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round, the Titans lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 35-24 in the AFC Championship.[13][14][15] Robinson was fired on December 6, 2022.[16]