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Robinson's status still on front bunner
On the first day of the NFL scouting combine, the Texans continued contract negotiations in an effort to re-sign cornerback Dunta Robinson before he becomes an unrestricted free agent Feb. 27.
The only way the Texans are guaranteed of keeping Robinson is designating him as the first franchise player in team history. The deadline for teams to franchise players is Feb. 19.
After the 2008 season Robinson reportedly turned down a renegotiated contract worth $23 million. -
Robinson upset with Texans over franchise tag
Cornerback Dunta Robinson expressed anger when he discovered the Texans had used the franchise designation on him.
Robinson became the first player in team history to get the franchise tag.
“I’m upset and frustrated because they were dishonest with me,” Robinson said. “They told me they weren’t going to franchise me. I wasn’t expecting it.”
As the franchise player, Robinson will receive the average salary of the five highest-paid cornerbacks in the league. -
Texans flip-flop on Robinson's franchise tag
Texans general manager Rick Smith admitted that he told Dunta Robinson he would not use the franchise tag on the veteran cornerback, but changed his mind when they failed to agree on a long-term contract.
“We had a conversation very early in the negotiation process where I indicated I didn’t want to use the franchise tag on Dunta,” Smith said at the NFL combine. I was clear about that because of the negative feelings around the tag."
The Texans have until July 15 to negotiate a long-term deal. -
Robinson says he won't show for offseason conditioning program
Cornerback Dunta Robinson said he will not show for the start of the start of the Texans' offseason conditioning program on April 6.
"I can’t give you a definitive answer right now,” Robinson said when asked how long he may stay out. “I’ve got to feel good about my situation before I do (report), and I don’t know when that’ll be." -
Robinson no-show for start of offseason conditioning program
The Texans began their non-mandatory offseason conditioning program at Methodist Training Center without cornerback Dunta Robinson, who is unhappy with his contract situation.
“We’ve been down this route when Dunta was injured last year,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “It creates opportunity for young guys. They get a lot more reps in the offseason. Hopefully, that’ll make us better down the road.” -
Robinson outlines terms for return to team
Cornerback Dunta Robinson said he would report for the team's conditioning program if the Texans agree to not put the franchise tag on him in 2010. If the Texans do not agree?
"Then they will not see me until sometime during the season,” Robinson said. “We’re supposed to start talking about a way to get me on the field. If we can’t come to any kind of terms, even on that, I probably won’t be around until sometime during the season.” -
Robinson opts not to participate in OTAs
Cornerback Dunta Robinson, still unhappy with his contract, opted not to participate in the Texans' organized team activities from May 18-21, May 26-28, June 1-4 and June 9-11. -
Time to get deal negotiated runs out
Another deadline passed without the Texans re-signing cornerback Dunta Robinson as the final day for NFL teams to negotiate long-term deals with players they had franchised passed.
Robinson will not be able to negotiate a long-term deal with the Texans until the end of the 2009 season.
If Robinson signs his franchise tag, he will get $9.957 million on the one-year contract. If he decides to sit out any point of the regular season it will cost him $585,705 per game. -
Robinson a no-show for start of training camp
To no surprise, Robinson was a no-show for the start of training camp.
"I'm not going to judge," coach Gary Kubiak said after the first workout of camp. "I'm going to let him and his reps handle their situation. We'd love to have him here."
