Jamal Robinson (born January 13, 1993) is a former

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wide receiver. He previously played for the

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of the

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(CFL) and played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette.

Early years

Robinson attended Salmen High School in

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, where he earned all-state honors as a senior. That year, he caught 84 passes for 1,021

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and 19

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s. He was rated three-star prospect by '' Rivals.com''. In his junior year, he made 48 catches for 623

and eight

s. He was a two-sport athlete, playing

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, as well. His junior season, the basketball team won the state title. His senior year, they went 26 and 7, and advanced to the state

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Professional career

Robinson was signed by the

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as an undrafted

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on May 1, 2016. He was waived by the Jaguars on August 29 and was later added to the practice squad on September 7. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 9, 2017. On September 1, 2017, Robinson was waived by the Jaguars. On October 3, 2017, Robinson was signed to the

' practice roster. He was traded from the Tiger-Cats to the Alouettes on June 10, 2018. In 2018, Robinson signed with the Birmingham Iron of the

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. He was waived before the start of the 2019 regular season, but was re-signed on February 22, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

Personal life

He was born on January 13, 1993, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Tashawn Mitchell and Joy Robinson. He has one

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, Jalil, and three sisters Jazmon, Jeuel and Jaliyah. He majored in

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. He's married to Derione Green Robinson and has two kids together as well, Autymn and Jamal Jr Robinson.

References

External links

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jamal 1993 births Living people People from Slidell, Louisiana Sportspeople from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Players of American football from New Orleans Players of Canadian football from New Orleans American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers American players of Canadian football University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Birmingham Iron players