“Tootie and I broke into the NFL together as draft picks with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
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, Born James Elbert Robbins in Windsor, North Carolina, the 6-5, 303-pound tackle was one of general manager Ron Wolf’s first free-agent signings when he took over the Packers late in the 1991 season.The Packers’ offensive line was a mess and after Holmgren added former Cardinals offensive line coach Tom Lovat to his first staff in '92, Robbins became an anchor at right tackle. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutTackle Tootie Robbins was one of GM Ron Wolf’s first free-agent signings when he took over the Packers late in the 1991 season.A link has been sent to your friend's email address.To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the "But he is in heaven with his mom and dad now. Follow The #Packers © 2020 Packers News, a division of Gannett Company, Inc. That's the kind of team you want to be on." The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Remaining with the Packers all the way from 1992 until 2007, Favre reached 10 Pro Bowls with Green Bay while also leading the team to a victory over the New England Patriots in … "I came in with Mike Holmgren and things were happening fast," he said. Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in. Former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Tootie Robbins, a 12-year NFL veteran who was coach Mike Holmgren's starting right tackle for two seasons, has died at the age of 62. Second-year player out of Princeton spent his rookie season on injured reserve "Robbins' former Phoenix Cardinals teammate Luis Sharpe, who entered the league with at the same time in 1982 and played on the same offensive line for 10 season, said in a Facebook post that Robbins' death hit him hard.“My heart is heavy and saddened this evening as I found out James “Tootie” Robbins passed away today,” Sharpe wrote. Veteran center believes second year in system will pay dividends Oct. 3 game canceled by Big 10 due to the pandemic We had a close bond on that team.“I know guys had my back and I had theirs. Green Bay Packers Schedule: The official source of the latest Packers regular season and preseason schedule Aug. 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m. Practices inside Lambeau Field should help get players used to new experience Published 3:43 p.m. CT Aug. 3, 2020 | Rest easy big fella until we see each other again...”Former Packers safety LeRoy Butler, whose career overlapped the two-year stay Robbins had in Green Bay, also said in a Twitter post that Robbins had died and said he was well-liked during his two seasons in Green Bay.My deepest condolences to my former teammate BIG TOOTIE ROBBINS FAMILY!!