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West Notes: Young, Seahawks, 49ers

October 20th, 2014 at 6:35pm CST by Dallas Robinson

The Raiders are the only winless team remaining in the NFL, and they’ll be without one member of their secondary as they try to right the ship. Safety Usama Young will miss the remainder of the season after tearing both his ACL and MCL, reports Bill Williamson of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Young, 29, is in his seventh NFL season, and has also spent time with the Saints and Browns. Brandian Ross will take over at strong safety in Oakland, and presuming Young is placed on injured reserve, the team will be able to add another body to the defensive backfield to fill his roster spot. Here’s more from the NFL’s two West division:

  • After fullback Derrick Coleman broke his foot during warmups on Sunday, Pete Carroll today told reporters, including Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (Twitter link), that the Seahawks will keep all options open with regards to adding a new FB.
  • For his part, Coleman will be out at least six weeks, per Carroll (Twitter link via Condotta).
  • Seattle wanted to sign fullback Kiero Small off the Browns’ practice squad, tweets Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports, so Cleveland promoted him to the active roster to ensure the Seahawks couldn’t steal him. Small was originally drafted by Seattle.
  • Don’t look for former Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson to reappear in Seattle. Carroll coyly told reporters that Robinson is doing a good job in his role as a television commentator (Twitter link via Condotta).
  • Jim Harbaugh has no knowledge of Mike Florio’s Pro Football Talk report that indicated Aldon Smith‘s suspension could be reduced, the 49ers coach told Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com (on Twitter).

Michael Robinson Likely To Retire

April 28th, 2014 at 8:28am CST by Luke Adams

Much has been made this offseason about teams being unwilling to spend big bucks on the running back position, and that’s even more true of fullbacks. Some clubs have nearly phased out that position entirely, and that trend may result in former Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson calling it a career this offseason, as Mike Poorman of StateCollege.com writes (hat tip to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times).

“There really isn’t a market for 31-year fullbacks headed into their ninth year in the league,” Robinson said. “Economically speaking, I understand that. I’m going to give myself a little time after the draft to let teams see how their rosters shake out. After seeing what happens, I’m probably going to call it a career.”

Robinson, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2006, has spent four years each with the 49ers and Seahawks, and earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2011, starting at fullback in place of an injured John Kuhn. While his primary contributions came as a blocker, Robinson has also accumulated 115 carries and 75 receptions over the course of his eight-year career, adding five total touchdowns. The 31-year-old is currently an unrestricted free agent.

According to Poorman, Robinson is eyeing a broadcasting career once he officially retires from the NFL, and is currently focusing on that work while he waits to see if there’s any interest from clubs after the draft. “If I do get a call from a team, then I’m counting that as a bonus,” Robinson said.