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.

In 1999, he joined Nicholls State University as a graduate assistant for two seasons before serving as linebackers coach in 2001.

[5] On January 5, 2017, Robinson, while retaining his general manager position, was promoted to executive vice president.

[7] They beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card, but fell to the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round.

[16] Media related to Jon Robinson (American football) at Wikimedia Commons # denotes interim general manager