Seattle Seahawks Give Tryout To Former Knick Nate Robinson
RENTON, Wash. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks have given former NBA standout and one-time college football player Nate Robinson a tryout.
The Seahawks confirmed that Robinson went through a tryout on Monday, first reported by The Washington Post. Robinson had indicated in video posted to YouTube earlier this spring a desire to play football again.
Robinson gave up his chance at football after his freshman year at Washington, where he was a standout defensive back. Robinson appeared in 13 games in 2002 as a true freshman and had two interceptions. He gave up his football career the following spring to focus on basketball and became a first-round pick in 2005.
The Phoenix Suns drafted Robinson 21st overall in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft and was traded to the New York Knicks, along with Quentin Richardson, for Kurt Thomas and Dijon Thompson.
Robinson played for the Knicks until 2010 when he was traded to the Boston Celtics.
Robinson told ESPN previously that he was interested in pursuing a career in the NFL.
"The biggest challenge is probably all the haters, everybody counting me out, somebody not really giving me the opportunity. That's what I think the biggest challenge will be, getting somebody to give me that chance," Robinson told ESPN in April. "If somebody gives me that chance, I know they'll fall in love with the fierce competitor that I am because I catch on quick. Once I do that, then the sky's the limit. I don't know. It seems like they wouldn't want me to be the first one to do something like this. That's a huge challenge."
Robinson played for eight NBA teams in his career and was a three-time winner of the slam dunk competition.
(TM and © Copyright 2016 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
