Tyree Robinson Overcomes Suppression to Sign With the Michigan Panthers

Marky Billson
6 min readApr 22, 2023

He’s the best football player ETSU has had since Gerald Sensabaugh. Yet few recognize him as such, and the reason why is likely also a reason for the Buccaneers’ football and basketball demise.

Marky Billson

An injustice has been corrected.

A wrong has become a right.

Tyree Robinson, the best player ETSU has had since reinstating football in 2015, is now a professional.

The Michigan Panthers’ best signing since Anthony Carter, and I don’t care how thick you think I’m laying it on.

This week the former Buccaneers safety signed with the Michigan Panthers. It is likely a product of Steve Brown, the Panthers’ defensive coordinator who coached Robinson as ETSU’s secondary coach, but that’s fine. Robinson deserves a break.

He is also a case study in all that plagues the Buccaneers.

It may be difficult for someone to believe a safety could be the difference between a team winning a championship and finishing in last place, but that’s what Robinson was.

In 2018 Robinson had a monster season. He defended 15 passes, broke up nine, and intercepted six more. He finished fourth on the team in tackles and only three players on the Buccaneers…

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