The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS The effort all paid off against the Browns. Robinson ran for 127 yards and his first career touchdown on 22 carries, more attempts than he had his entire rookie season last year. Now 215 pounds and healthier than he's been since a nerve injury dam‑ aged his right (throwing) arm two years ago, Robinson is proving he's an NFL‑caliber talent. "That's what we've been working on. That's why I want to show people that I'm not just a scatback or any‑ thing like that," Robinson said after posting the first 100‑yard game of his career and the first for the Jag‑ uars since Jordan Todman gained 109 yards against the Buffalo Bills last December. Robinson carried the ball a total of only eight times in losses to Pitts‑ burgh and Tennessee this year, and Jacksonville had been last in the NFL in rushing, averaging 69.5 yards per game. "I'm always a positive person," Robinson said. "I'll always feel like I can make things happen. I'll always work for it." His finest moment came in the fourth quarter when he took a hand‑ off from quarterback Blake Bortles, cut inside after starting left and dove for his first career touchdown to put the Jags up 17‑6. "It was amazing to me," he said. "It's a great feeling to have, some‑ thing that you dream about your whole life. As a little kid, I thought about playing football in the NFL