Barret Robbins
FootballUnited States
1973–2026
Barret Robbins was a professional football center who spent his entire nine-season NFL career with the Oakland Raiders. He earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2002, when the Raiders reached Super Bowl XXXVII. [2]
Career and work
Robbins played college football at Texas Christian University before the Oakland Raiders selected him in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He became the Raiders’ starting center and played 121 games for the team over nine seasons, starting 105 of them. [2]
His strongest season came in 2002, when he was named first-team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl. That year, the Raiders won the AFC championship and advanced to Super Bowl XXXVII. [2]
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ESPN“Raiders’ Robbins diagnosed with bipolar disorder” Contemporary report on Robbins’s bipolar disorder diagnosis following Super Bowl XXXVII.
Las Vegas Raiders“Raiders mourn the passing of Barret Robbins” Official obituary documenting his NFL career and honors.
ESPN“Barret Robbins’ long climb back to Raiders” Extensive interview about his Super Bowl episode, diagnosis, alcohol use, Betty Ford treatment, medication and sobriety.
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ESPN“Callahan: Robbins may have future with Raiders” Reproduces Robbins’s earlier comments about depression.
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