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Former Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins has died at the age of 52, Robbins’ former teammate Tim Brown announced on X Thursday night.
The cause of death has not been made public.
“It is with great regret that I have just received a call from Marissa Robbins informing me that Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins passed away overnight. Thankfully, he passed peacefully in his sleep,” Brown wrote in his post.
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Center Barrett Robbins of the Oakland Raiders walks on the field during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 8, 2002. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
“Please pray for their girls, his family and the tons of teammates that will be affected by this! It’s unfortunate that his life wasn’t the same after being denied the chance to play in the Super Bowl! Rest in peace, BR, you deserve it!”
Robbins played nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Raiders, from 1995 to 2003. Before the 2003 Super Bowl, Robbins disappeared for 24 hours, causing concern. Coach Bill Callahan said Robbins wasn’t very fit and wasn’t able to play when he returned.
Robbins played in all 16 games that season and made the Pro Bowl and was named a first-team All-Pro. The Raiders lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-21 in the Super Bowl without him.
The native of Houston, Texas, later said that he had not taken his bipolar disorder or depression medication.
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Center Barret Robbins (63) of the Oakland Raiders gets ready to snap the ball from quarterback Rich Gannon (12) during their game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland Oct. 12, 2003. (David Maxwell/Getty Images)
The second-round pick out of TCU played nine games in 2003 and was waived in 2004 for performance-enhancing drug use.
Robbins had a lot of trouble with the law after his football career. In 2005, he was being investigated by police for a burglary in Miami Beach, and was shot three times. He pleaded guilty to five charges.
Robbins was sentenced to five years in prison for a drug-related offense in 2011. He was released in 2012. In 2016, he was charged with assaulting a woman and her daughter outside a bar.
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Oakland Raiders’ Barrett Robbins on the bench against the Kansas City Chiefs at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 20, 2003. (Digital First Media Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images)
Former Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins
“The Raiders Family is deeply saddened by the passing of Barret Robbins. Oakland’s second-round draft pick out of TCU in 1995, he was among the league’s top centers in nine seasons with the Raiders, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2002. He played in 121 games with the All Black,” the Raiders said in a statement.
“The thoughts and sympathies of the entire Raider nation are with Barrett’s family and friends at this difficult time.”
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