Former Michigan football star quarterback Denard Robinson, who is currently a staff member in the program, was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI) early Monday morning in Ann Arbor.
Robinson, 33, was arrested after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash at E. Eisenhower Parkway and S. State at approximately 3:05 a.m. Monday morning, according to Chris Page, the strategic communications manager for the Ann Arbor Police Department.
There is not a police report yet available, however, the Free Press has requested one via a Freedom of Information Act. A U-M spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment; all charges are pending toxicology results, according to Page.
Robinson is now the second staff member in the past two months to be arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence. On March 16, former defensive line coach Greg Scruggs was arrested for OWI shortly after 2 a.m. after he had left the Pretzel Bell in downtown Ann Arbor.
Scruggs, who was officially hired by head coach Sherrone Moore less than a month earlier, was immediately suspended and subsequently resigned on March 21.
Robinson, who set the NCAA record for career rushing yards by a quarterback (4,495 yards) and single-season rushing yards (1,702) and was an All-American in 2010 during his historic career from 2009-12, was brought on by former head coach Jim Harbaugh as assistant director of player personnel in 2022 and retained despite massive turnover under Moore.
Robinson was selected in the fifth-round pick of the 2013 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played four years as a running back, then joined the front office.
Michigan is scheduled to host its annual spring football game on Saturday (Noon, FOX).
2024-04-15 22:55:12
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