Pete Robertson Explained
Pete Robertson (born December 2, 1992) is an American professional football defensive end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also played for the Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Robertson signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2016.[1] He was waived by the Seahawks on August 30, 2016.[2]
Washington Redskins (first stint)
On January 6, 2017, Robertson signed a reserve/future contract with the Washington Redskins.[3] He was waived by the Redskins on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 21, 2017.[6] He was waived by the Redskins on December 4, 2017, and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted again to the active roster on December 12, 2017.[8]
On September 1, 2018, Robertson was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.[9]
Arizona Cardinals
On December 19, 2018, Robertson was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on December 31, 2018.[11]
On September 1, 2019, Robertson was waived by the Cardinals and re-signed to the practice squad.[12] On November 8, 2019, Robertson was promoted to the active roster.[13] He was waived on December 3, 2019.
Washington Redskins (second stint)
On December 10, 2019, Robertson was signed to the Redskins practice squad.[14] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[15]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Robertson signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on February 19, 2020.[16] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Robertson chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on August 28, 2020.[17] He opted back in to his contract on January 7, 2021.[18] Robertson played in 11 regular season games for the Riders during the 2021 season, contributing with 10 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles and five quarterback sacks. The following season he missed four games in the middle of the season with a foot sprain.[19]
The following season he was resigned on a 1 year deal to stay with the Roughriders for the 2023-24 Season.[20]
Late in the fourth quarter Labour Day Classic game on September 4, 2023, Robertson head butted Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros, knocking him to the turf. The incident happened after Robertson knocked down a pass and well after the whistle had blown. The next day, the CFL suspended Robertson for one game for his actions.[21] On February 13, 2024, he became a free agent.
BC Lions
On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Robertson had signed a one-year contract with the BC Lions.[22]
Personal life
Robertson's older god-brother is former Redskins wide receiver Malcolm Kelly.[23]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Seahawks Sign Five Tryout Players From Rookie Minicamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205194628/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/05/09/seahawks-sign-five-tryout-players-rookie-minicamp. dead. December 5, 2017. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. May 9, 2016. December 4, 2017.
- Web site: Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Reach 75-Player Limit. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. August 30, 2016. December 4, 2017.
- Web site: 01/05: Redskins Make Roster Moves. Redskins.com. January 6, 2017. December 4, 2017. December 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222808/https://www.redskins.com/news/01-05-redskins-make-roster-moves-18409577. dead.
- Web site: 9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905031831/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/92-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/ec94fade-58e8-4d11-a499-b8317f337ae0. dead. September 5, 2017. Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. December 4, 2017.
- Web site: Redskins Sign Seven Players To The Practice Squad. Czarda, Stephen. Redskins.com. September 3, 2017. December 4, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201045708/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Seven-Players-To-The-Practice-Squad/19305edb-622d-448e-b778-56d00c2a8e2c. February 1, 2018.
- Web site: Redskins Place Four On Injured Reserve, Sign Four To Active Roster. Czarda, Stephen. Redskins.com. November 21, 2017. December 4, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104202627/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Place-Three-On-Injured-Reserve-Sign-Three-To-Active-Roster/530f7415-c0f8-43e6-a98c-071a84d015ca. January 4, 2018.
- Web site: Redskins Sign Wide Receiver Robert Davis To The Active Roster, Claim Kyle Kalis Off Waivers. Czarda, Stephen. Redskins.com. December 4, 2017.
- Web site: Redskins.com. Redskins Place Three On Injured Reserve, Sign Three To Active Roster. Stephen. Czarda. December 12, 2017. December 12, 2017.
- Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
- Web site: Cardinals add LB Pete Robertson, S Fish Smithson. ArizonaSports.com. December 19, 2018.
- Web site: Charles Kanoff Among Eight Players Signed To Future Contracts. Odegard, Kyle. AZCardinals.com. December 31, 2018.
- Web site: Cardinals Claim Defensive Lineman Jonathan Bullard, Four Others. Odegard, Kyle. AZCardinals.com. September 1, 2019.
- Web site: Cardinals Put Brooks Reed On IR, Promote Two From Practice Squad. Urban, Darren. azcardinals.com. November 8, 2019.
- Web site: Redskins Make Several Roster Moves. Redskins.com. December 10, 2019.
- HBalzer721 . Redskins practice-squad contracts expired Monday: WR Jehu Chesson; RB Derrick Gore; LBs Cassanova McKinzy, Pete Robertson; TE Keith Trowbridge; DT JoJo Wicker. . 1214637808549343232 . January 7, 2020 . January 9, 2020.
- News: Riders Add Two to Roster . Riderville.com . February 19, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
- News: Riders release Cameron Judge, three others . CFL.ca . August 28, 2020 . August 29, 2020.
- News: Riders Transactions - January 7 . Riderville.com . January 7, 2021 . January 7, 2021.
- Web site: TSN ca Staff . 2022-08-16 . Roughriders WR Moore cleared to practice; Marino set to return from suspension - TSN.ca . 2022-08-17 . TSN . en.
- Web site: 3Down Staff . 2023-02-04 . For Pete’s sake: Riders re-sign top pass rusher Pete Robertson - 3downnation.com . 3downnation . en.
- News: CFL slaps Roughriders defensive lineman Robertson with 1-game suspension for head butt . . . September 4, 2023.
- Web site: 2024-02-14 . Lions sign DL Pete Robertson to one-year contract . 2024-02-14 . CFL.ca . en.
- News: WashingtonPost.com. Fate brings Pete Robertson to the Redskins following a devastating back injury. Master. Tesfatsion. July 24, 2017. December 12, 2017.