Subscribe now
Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks give tryout to former NBA star Nate Robinson

Nate Robinson ready to give football a try again and Seattle Seahawks give him a look. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)
Associated Press

RENTON, Wash, – The Seattle Seahawks have given former NBA standout and one-time college football player Nate Robinson a tryout.

The Seahawks confirmed that Robinson went through a tryout on Monday, first reported by the Washington Post.

Robinson had indicated in video posted to YouTube earlier this spring a desire to play football again. Robinson gave up his chance at football after his freshman year at Washington, where he was a standout defensive back.

He appeared in 13 games in 2002 as a true freshman and had two interceptions. He gave up his football career the following spring to focus on basketball and became a first-round pick in 2005. Robinson has played for eight NBA teams in his career and was a three-time winner of the slam dunk competition.