He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and has coached them as well as the Temple Owls, Baylor Bears, and Texas A&M Aggies.

[2] At Woodrow Wilson, he helped them win the state championship with a 15–0 record and was chosen first-team All-South Jersey at center while also totaling 13 sacks on defense.

[2][3] He committed to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave and joined the team in 2003, but was ruled ineligible shortly before the season as he had not been approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

[4] In spring 2007, Robinson was injured in practice and, when being checked out, was discovered to have a spinal condition that made him at risk of being paralyzed when playing football.

[1] From 2012 to 2013, he served under coach Bill O'Brien as the team's director of community relations and National Football League (NFL) liaison.