Chaz Miracle Allen Robinson (born November 8, 1992) is an

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who is currently a

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. He was born in

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and was raised in

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. In high school, Robinson decided to play

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for

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in Hampton. Robinson continued his football career playing college football for

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. During his senior season at St. Augustine's, Robinson was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the

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(CIAA). After graduating in 2014, Robinson signed with the Blacktips of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL). Following the fall season, Robinson signed with the

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. In August 2018, he then went on to teach American style football to youth and mature Chinese sports enthusiasts for the Skyway Youth American Football Academy where he coaching and playing simultaneously for a Professional Football Team in Foshan, China called the Foshan Tigers in the CNFL (China National Football League).

Early life

Robinson was born to Nina Robinson on November 8, 1992. Robinson's mother was diagnosed with uterine fibroid tumors while she was pregnant with Chaz. Fortunately, Robinson was born with no side effects of the drugs doctors prescribed to his mother during the pregnancy. Robinson would grow up healthy, and attended

in Hampton, Virginia. While at Phoebus, Robinson helped lead the Phantoms to three state championships as a member of the football team.

College career

After initially drawing interested from several Division I football programs, Robinson was left with just a football scholarship offer from

Professional career

In 2015, Robinson signed with the

of American Indoor Football.

References

External links

St. Augustine's bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Chaz Living people American football linebackers Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia St. Augustine's Falcons football players Central Penn Capitals players Blacktips (FXFL) players 1992 births Sportspeople from Hampton, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia