Tucson native and Salpointe Catholic alum Bijan Robinson recognizes that he's in position to carve a new, more profitable path for the NFL's most beleaguered position. Running back.
Paul Newberry Associated Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is all of a couple weeks into his first NFL training camp. He knows better than anyone he's got an awful lot to learn.
People are also reading… In an early bit of brilliance, he thrilled win-starved Falcons fans by putting an ankle-breaking move on linebacker Troy Anderson — darting one way, then the other to leave the defender hopelessly behind — and then hauled in the slightly overthrown pass with a juggling, one-handed grab.
Now, along comes Robinson, who the Falcons are counting on to defy the perception that running back is a one-dimensional role that takes a punishing toll on the underpaid guys who play it. Robinson could be the most important player yet in the Falcons' lengthy rebuilding process, which already included the drafting of tight end Kyle Pitts and wide receiver Drake London with top picks the past two years.
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