Former Vikings Player Accused of DUI, Hitting Woman With Truck During Super Bowl Week
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Janarius Robinson was arrested and accused of suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas after police say he hit a woman with his truck in a resort valet, according to several local reports.
Las Vegas police showed up at the Aria Resort and Club on the strip around 7 a.m. on February 6 for a report of a hit by a lady vehicle and afterward “became stuck between two vehicles,” police said per CBS subsidiary 8 News Now.
The Las Vegas Audit Diary’s David Wilson detailed that the lady was taken to the emergency clinic.
Robinson, 24, was recognized as the driver of the vehicle, a 2022 Slam 1500, and bombed field temperance tests, as per The Las Vegas Survey Diary. Robinson was delivered and is supposed to show up in court on June 4, as per Las Vegas’ NBC offshoot News 3.
A 2021 fourth-round pick by the Vikings, Robinson is presently under agreement with the Las Vegas Pillagers and stays on their program.
The group put out the accompanying announcement in light of Robinson’s capture.
According to CBS Sports, the team stated, “The Raiders are aware of an incident involving Janarius Robinson last night.” The club is currently assembling more data.”
Janarius Robinson Says He Had Last Beverage 7 Hours Prior to Bombing Field Balance Test: Police
During his capture, Robinson, who possessed a scent like liquor and “seemed inebriated,” told police he was not affected by some other substance, police told 8 News Now. Robinson said he had two beverages beginning at 10 p.m. what’s more, had quit drinking at 11 p.m., almost seven hours before the impact that happened at 5:45 a.m., as per the power source.
Robinson bombed field balance tests, as indicated by specialists, and was set up for a charge of crime DUI, per The Las Vegas Survey Diary.
Robinson’s lawyer Ross Goodman said in an explanation Friday that Robinson performed well on the field collectedness tests.
“There are additionally no assumed degrees of what Mr. Robinson’s blood liquor content was at the hour of driving since the blood draw didn’t happen until around 3 hours after the fact,” Goodman said, per The Las Vegas Survey Diary. ” We anticipate demonstrating Mr. Robinson’s innocence in the DUI case.”
When Janarius Robinson was selected by the Vikings in 2021, he was regarded as the team’s next project who would eventually become a Pro Bowler, much like Danielle Hunter.
Standing 6-foot-5 and 266 pounds, Robinson tried strikingly well for a possibility with generally common numbers in school at Florida State.
Star Tribune columnist Ben Goessling noticed Robinson at freshman minicamps that year and left away with shining commendation of the Seminoles item.
“fourth round pick Janarius Robinson looks terribly great,” Goessling tweeted back in May 2021. ” Constructed like Danielle Tracker, yet with considerably longer arms. He’s Andre Patterson’s next enormous venture.”
Patterson praised Robinson for his athletic ability during rookie minicamps and talked about Robinson’s struggles in college, where he was tied to the program and in limbo.
Andre Patterson, the renowned defensive line coach who is credited with helping Hunter and Everson Griffen reach their potential for the Pro Bowl, offered high praise for Robinson, a prospect he had hoped the Vikings would acquire.
“He has every one of the athletic characteristics that you search for… I generally find that person in the draft where I say, ‘man, I’d very much want to get my hands on this youngster,’ and he’s the person,” Patterson said.
A season-ending leg injury in the preseason ended Robinson’s rookie season. During a regime change in 2022, he was let go and ended up on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.
Robinson played in two games last season, scoring a sack against the Vikings in Week 14.
