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February 2013

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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  michigan in the pros and that's what I want to show people. I know I can catch. I'm a football player. I've just got to show it." Robinson reportedly ran routes well in his Jan.  20 workout, catching nine of 10 passes in one drill and showing solid hands. He was still being held out of contact, however, due to his damaged ulnar nerve in his right elbow. "It's a little frustrating," Robinson said. "But I got the whole week. It'll be fine. There's time, and a lot of teams are talking to me and just telling me to be patient." Robinson struggled to field punts early in day two, dropping five of eight and admitting he needed work in that area. Some believe he could excel as a return man should he improve his catching ability. Robinson has signed with agent Pat Dye Jr. and is projected by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. to go no later than the second round. "He's just a great football player," Headlinersthis month Former Michigan athletes in the news Chris Getz • MLB The Kansas City Royals second baseman said Jan. 19 he was feeling no ill effects following surgery on a broken thumb, an injury he suffered in August. "On the surface, it doesn't look good, but it's a good scar," Getz told MLB.com. "It feels really good. It hasn't hindered my offseason workouts at all." Getz signed a one-year deal with the club in the offseason after batting .275 last year. Jeff Backus • NFL Backus could be flirting with retirement after a season with the Detroit Lions in which he suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to miss games for the first time in his career. "I hope he plays," Lions guard Rob Sims told MLive.com. "I'm going to call him every day to make sure he knows it." Jamal Crawford • NBA Crawford scored a season-high 30 points in only 29 minutes of a 117-109 win at Houston Jan. 15. He is one of the leading candidates for NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors, excelling for one of the league's best teams in the Los Angeles Clippers.

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