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How 49ers linebacker Robinson exemplifies team’s selfless mentality originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Linebacker Curtis Robinson has bigger career aspirations than being a member of the practice squad.
But, for now, his behind-the-scenes role with the NFC West-champion 49ers was enough to keep him from, perhaps, a better individual situation elsewhere.
Members of NFL practice squads essentially are free agents who can sign with any team’s 53-man roster at any time.
Two weeks ago, the Tennessee Titans offered Robinson a coveted NFL roster spot.
Robinson told NBC Sports Bay Area that he agonized over the decision before opting to remain on the 49ers’ practice squad to finish the season.
“Personally, I put in a lot of work going into this season,” Robinson said. “And as a team and a linebacker group, we put in a lot of work, and I want to see everything we worked toward come to fruition.
“I think we have a really good group, and this is a good run that we’re on. I want to see it through.”
Robinson’s decision to remain with San Francisco highlights the culture general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have nurtured with the organization.
Robinson prioritized the team over his individual goals.
As one of 16 members of the practice squad, Robinson is, in essence, an insurance policy whose main contributions come during the week while practicing against the 49ers’ first-team offense.
He currently is behind veteran linebackers Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Oren Burks and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, as well as rookies Dee Winters and Jalen Graham.
It already has been a long road for Robinson, 25, who originally signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford in 2021.
He played three games with the Broncos as a rookie before getting waived and ending up with the 49ers late that season.
Robinson has seen action in three regular-season games in each of the past three seasons with the 49ers.
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2023-12-30 16:35:43
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