Brian Robiskie life and biography

Brian Robiskie is an American wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round (36th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2009
Played in 11 games with one start and caught seven passes for 106 yards… Was inactive for five contests. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Made his Browns and NFL debut, appearing at wide receiver and on special teams… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Was inactive… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Was inactive… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Saw action as a reserve and did not have any stats… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Saw action as a reserve and did not have any stats… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Caught one pass for 23 yards in a reserve role… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Made the initial start of his NFL career and did not have any stats… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Played in a reserve role and did not have any stats… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Did not have any stats in a reserve role… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Was inactive… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Was inactive… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: In a reserve role, hauled in four passes for 69 yards with a long of 43… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Played in a reserve role and did not have any stats… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Played in a reserve role and was credited with two special teams tackles… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Caught two passes for 14 yards… Left game in the second quarter with an ankle injury and did not return… Game 16 vs. Jacksonville 1/3: Was inactive with an ankle injury.

College Highlights
Started 32 of 51 games at Ohio State (2005-08)… His 127 career receptions placed him eighth on the Buckeyes’ all-time record…Ranked ninth in school history with 1,866 yards receiving…Totaled 24 touchdown catches and became the fourth player in school history to record 20 or more career touchdown catches…Two-time Academic All-American…As a senior was a finalist for the Draddy Trophy, given to college football’s top scholar-athlete…Two-time winner of OSU’s Paul Warfield Outstanding Receiver Award…Totaled 42 receptions for 535 yards (12.7 avg.) and eight touchdowns as a senior…Racked up 55 receptions for 935 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2007…His 11 receiving scores rank fourth on OSU’s single-season list…His three touchdown catches against Northwestern that year rank third in school annals…Finished third on the team with 29 receptions for 383 yards (13.2 avg) and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2006…Was part of a receiving corps that featured future NFL first round picks, Ted Ginn, Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez…Earned degree in business marketing.

Personal
Full name is Brian Anthony Robiskie, born in Los Angeles, Calif…Grew up in the Cleveland area where he attended Chagrin Falls High School…Earned first-team All-Ohio honors as a senior…Set school career receiving records with 118 catches for 1,885 yards and 34 touchdowns… Also ran track at Ohio State and was part of the Buckeyes’ NCAA qualifying 4x100 relay team…Father, Terry, was drafted in the eighth round by the Oakland Raiders in 1977 and spent five years in the NFL with Oakland (1977-79) and Miami (1980-81) as a fullback…Terry served as an assistant coach with the Browns from 2001-06 and as interim head coach for the final five games of the 2004 season… Terry was also an assistant with Oakland, Miami and Washington, and now serves as the wide receivers coach with Atlanta…Growing up, Brian worked as a ball boy with the Browns…Enjoys playing golf and fishing in spare time…Lists Coming to America as favorite movie and Kanye West and Jay-Z as favorite recording artists.

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