Tag: Kenny Robinson

Panthers S Kenny Robinson provides encouraging update on Damar Hamlin

Kenny Robinson, longtime friend of Damar Hamlin, tweeted on Friday morning that the Bills safety is up and talking.

On Friday morning, Carolina Panthers safety Kenny Robinson passed down some incredibly encouraging news on Buffalo Bills safety and longtime friend Damar Hamlin.

The positive update would be reported on by Shams Charania, of The Athletic and Stadium, about half an hour following Robinson’s tweet.

Hamlin suffered from cardiac arrest during Monday night’s game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. The 24-year-old has been showing remarkable signs of improvement throughout the week, as doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center told reporters yesterday that Hamlin was able to communicate through writing.

Robinson and Hamlin are childhood friends. Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks detailed the two’s relationship back on Wednesday.

“Again, they’ve known each other since middle school,” he said. “They’re in a group text every week—him and another guy they grew up with. He’s real close to him. And I wanted him to understand, as well as anybody else in that locker room, we care about you beyond the game of football.”

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Panthers sign S Kenny Robinson back to practice squad

The Panthers, for the third time this season, have signed S Kenny Robinson to their practice squad.

Kenny Robinson has returned . . . again.

After releasing the 2020 fifth-round pick less than a week ago to make room for the addition of cornerback T.J. Carrie, the Carolina Panthers signed Robinson back to their practice squad on Monday. This marks the third time the third-year safety has been added back to the group in 2022.

Robinson appeared in 19 games for the Panthers between 2020 and 2021. Primarily a special teams player during his time under former head coach Matt Rhule, he recorded 18 combined tackles and a touchdown return off a blocked punt—the franchise’s first since 1998.

The 23-year-old was first waived on Aug. 30, as a victim of the team’s cutdown to their initial 53-man roster. After being inked the next day, Robinson was then released on Sept. 2, brought back on Oct. 5 and released again on Nov. 15.

With the Panthers struggling to keep their secondary healthy, Robinson may ultimately see the field again before the season is over.

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Panthers sign Juston Burris to active roster, Kenny Robinson Jr. to practice squad

After losing Jeremy Chinn, the Panthers brought back a pair of familiar names to help fill the glaring void.

The Carolina Panthers now have some terribly big shoes they need to fill on defense. And their first attempt at doing so will involve two familiar names.

Early Wednesday afternoon, safety Jeremy Chinn was placed on inured reserve with a hamstring issue—one that will keep him out for at least four weeks. In turn, the team has signed fellow safety Juston Burris up from the practice squad to the active roster.

Burris first joined the organization back in 2020, where he’d start alongside Chinn in 12 games. He then started in eight of his 10 outings the next season, amassing 76 tackles and two interceptions over those two campaigns in Carolina.

With free-agent signee Xavier Woods onboard this spring, Burris became a bit more expendable—and was released during the Panthers’ cutdown to their 53-man roster back on Aug. 30. The now seventh-year veteran was brought back as a member of the practice squad a day later.

To fill his spot on the practice squad, Carolina also signed Kenny Robinson Jr. The 2020 fifth-round pick was released from the group one month ago.

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Panthers release S Kenny Robinson Jr. from practice squad

The Panthers have now cut ties with S Kenny Robinson Jr. twice in one week.

If you don’t know why we use the term “initial” to describe this week’s 53-man rosters and practice squads, now you know.

Less than 24 hours after adding the final two players to their 16-man practice squad, the Carolina Panthers have released safety Kenny Robinson Jr. from the group. Darin Gantt of Panthers.com was first with the news.

Robinson’s pro career began in the XFL, as a member of the 2020 St. Louis Battlehawks. Not long after that one-year run concluded, he was drafted in the fifth round of that year’s NFL draft by the Panthers.

The University of West Virginia product would go on to play in 19 games for Carolina between two seasons. He amassed 18 combined tackles and scooped up a touchdown off a blocked punt in 2021—the first such score for the franchise since 1998.

Robinson gained a tiny bit of infamy this summer, having been kicked out of two joint practices with the New England Patriots on consecutive days.

His release now leaves the Panthers with 15 players on their current practice squad.

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Panthers who could be cut during 80-man roster trim

Here are our most likely cut candidates as the Panthers inch closer to their final roster.

With two preseason games in the books, it’s just about time for the Carolina Panthers to trim their roster down to 80 players.

Before 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 23, every NFL team must cut five guys to meet the 80-player requirement—and the Panthers reportedly have gotten started by waiving linebacker Khalan Tolson early this morning.

So, here are our most likely cut candidates as the Panthers inch closer to their final roster.

Matt Rhule not ruling out cutting Kenny Robinson after hit on Patriots WR Kristian Wilkerson

A bigger punishment could be looming for Panthers’ CB Kenny Robinson.

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule isn’t pleased with the constant fighting during the two days of joint practices with the New England Patriots.

He specifically had words for Panthers cornerback Kenny Robinson, who was ejected in both Tuesday and Wednesday’s practice.

The most egregious incident was on Wednesday when Robinson delivered a vicious hit to Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson on a kickoff. And then he stood over him and celebrated while the receiver was still lying on the ground from an injury.

Those actions set the tone for another practice that would eventually result into more fists flying between the two teams. Patriots captain Matthew Slater had strong words on the incident. And Rhule did as well.

When asked if Robinson could potentially be cut for his actions, the Panthers head coach didn’t rule it out.

“We’ll have to wait and see about everybody,” said Rhule, via NESN’s Zack Cox. “I haven’t even seen the play. I saw, like, a grainy video copy. But I have to see what happened. But, you know, it’s two days now where practice was affected by a guy — so, we’ll have to talk about it, see where we are.”

It was revealed on Wednesday night that Wilkerson had suffered a concussion from the hit. So things have certainly elevated to the level of at least some form of discipline potentially being handed out.

How far Rhule goes with that discipline remains to be seen.

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Kristian Wilkerson reportedly suffers concussion from vicious joint practice hit

Not the news anyone was hoping to hear.

New England Patriots wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson reportedly suffered a concussion after absorbing a vicious hit from Carolina Panthers defensive back Kenny Robinson on a kickoff on Wednesday.

The Athletic’s NFL insider, Jeff Howe, reported the news on Wednesday night.

There were differing opinions on whether the hit was dirty or not, but there was no questioning that Robinson’s behavior in the aftermath was completely out of line.

While Wilkerson was still lying on the ground, the Panthers’ cornerback stood over him and celebrated. Panthers coach Matt Rhule admitted he didn’t see the hit, but he did see Robinson standing over Wilkerson, which led to the team tossing him out of practice.

But the situation could possibly elevate with news of Wilkerson suffering a concussion.

Howe wrote:

“Patriots WR Kristian Wilkerson suffered a concussion today during the team’s joint practice with the Panthers, per source. Kenny Robinson hit Wilkerson during a kickoff drill then stood over him, causing a brawl between the teams. Wilkerson was carted off.”

The bad blood could still be boiling between the Patriots and Panthers heading into their preseason game on Friday night. But this latest incident ended with Wilkerson getting hurt and a fight between players spilling over into the stands.

It hasn’t been a good look for either team. Here’s to hoping that somehow, someway, they bury the hatchet before game day.

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Matthew Slater calls out Panthers player for celebrating over injured teammate

Patriots captain Matthew Slater called out injury celebrations in Wednesday’s joint practice with the Panthers.

New England Patriots wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson was carted off the field on Wednesday afternoon in what was another fight-filled joint practice session with the Carolina Panthers.

Panthers defensive back Kenny Robinson hit Wilkerson on a kickoff and then celebrated with Wilkerson laid out on the field.

The Patriots sideline did not agree with this, including 10-time Pro Bowler Matthew Slater, who voiced his frustrations with what happened after the hit.

Wilkerson was carted to the locker room and was taken for an off-site medical evaluation, per NESN’s Zack Cox. Robinson was ejected from the practice, which was the second time in the last two days.

Following the practice, Slater offered his take on how he viewed Robinson’s actions toward Wilkerson.

“When you see a teammate down on the field — I’ve been around this game for a long time, and I think anybody that plays at this level understands when a guy is out,” the Patriots’ longtime special teams captain said after Wednesday’s practice. “They know what that looks like, and I don’t think that’s the time to celebrate. I really don’t. Look, I don’t have a problem with the hit. I didn’t see it, but I think it was clean, from my understanding.

“But I don’t think we should ever celebrate when someone is down and clearly in a dire situation. I personally take issue with that — any one of my teammates. And I don’t want us doing it on the flip side of that if somebody else is down with clear signs and symptoms of a significant injury. So that was my issue with it, and that’s why I responded strongly the way I did.”

This marks the second day in a row that fights have occurred with these two teams. These chippy sets of practices serve as the lead-up to what could be an explosive preseason game on Friday.

It should be intriguing to see what happens, as the Patriots look to bounce back from their loss to the New York Giants last Thursday. If nothing else, the last couple of days have provided a build-up to the game itself.

The Patriots have one more preseason contest following their game with the Panthers, as they take on the Las Vegas Raiders to finish out the exhibition slate.

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Fists fly in another massive brawl at Patriots-Panthers joint practice

Things got even uglier on Day 2 of joint practices.

Things are starting to get downright ugly on the practice field in the joint sessions between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. Elevated tensions from multiple fights on day one led to more punches being thrown on day two on Wednesday.

An incident involving Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson and Panthers cornerback Kenny Robinson was once again at the center of it all. Wilkerson reportedly got knocked out by Robinson during a kickoff and had to be carted off the field.

Multiple Patriot players were upset after the play. So several back-and-forths on the field continued between the two teams and ultimately boiled over after Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was knocked out of bounds.

Per NBC Sports’ Tom Curran, McCaffrey spiked the ball at Wise before another Panthers player “drove” the Patriots defender into the stands, where he landed on a woman watching the practice.

The joint practices are created for the benefit of both teams in getting a different look and working against an actual opponent.

But these practice sessions have taken a dramatic turn for the worst. It’s a terrible look that dampens the hope of future arrangements.

Once again, multiple players were ejected from practice, including Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr., Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard and Robinson.

Stay tuned as more information becomes available on this story.

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Watch: Panthers, Patriots fight again after cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey

A cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey set off another melee between the Panthers and Patriots at joint practice.

The Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots got together on Wednesday for the second of their two joint practices on the week, and . . . oh, excuse us. There’s been a slight change in programming here, folks.

It turns out the two teams actually got together on Wednesday for Round 3 of their summer slugfest. A day after a pair of scraps broke out at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., another heated scrum halted the latest session between the sides.

This time, it was another dustup between Panthers safety Kenny Robinson and Patriots wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson—specifically on a hit during a love kickoff drill—that got tensions rising. Then, an apparent cheap shot to star rusher Christian McCaffrey really set things off.

In addition to Deatrich Wise’s ejection, Robinson and Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard were also sent off the field. For Robinson, who may have been on roster bubble, that was his second early exit from practice in as many days.

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