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The Seattle Seahawks have been decimated with injuries at the receiver position. It’s just ridiculous. Deion Branch, Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson, Logan Payne and Ben Obomanu are out (Deion and Bobby are scheduled to return after the team’s bye week — the rest are gone for the season). So today they officially called upon the services of veteran (but oft-troubled) receiver Koren Robinson, signing to a one-year deal a player they let go back in 2005 because he couldn’t stop screwing up. The Seahawks also acquired receiver Keary Colbert in a trade from the Denver …read more

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As I had hoped, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Green Bay Packers WR Koren Robinson to the league today. Packers GM Ted Thompson released the following statement:
“The league has informed us that Koren Robinson has been reinstated, effective Thursday, October 18, 2007. We understand and appreciate the Commissioner’s consideration in this matter. It’s been a year since we’ve seen Koren, so our first step is to have him return to Green Bay. The Packers will request a roster exemption, during which time we would see where Koren is at in terms of football …read more

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Green Bay Packers WR Koren Robinson has petitioned for reinstatement following a one-year suspension and is eligible to return to the NFL next week — Wednesday, October 17 to be exact. And I hope Commissioner Goodell grants that request.
Koren has had his share of alcohol-related problems since he entered the league back in 2001, but after talking with him a couple years ago as a Minnesota Viking, I felt certain he was on the right track. He admitted to having a problem with alcohol and was doing everything in his power to …read more