Both served as standard elevations against the Steelers.
Mark Robinson and Kobee Minor reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as standard elevations against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 21-14 loss at Gillette Stadium saw the linebacker as well as the cornerback have a hand in the kicking game.
Robinson, 26, is now at the NFL limit in elevations after getting the call-up for three consecutive weeks. His next appearance would require a 53-man roster transaction. The 5-foot-11, 235-pound core linebacker played 11 snaps on special teams against the organization that drafted him on Sunday. He has played 37 snaps in that phase this September, totaling three tackles.
Signed to the practice squad entering Labor Day weekend, Robinson arrived from the AFC North. The Steelers selected the former Presbyterian, Southeast Missouri State and Ole Miss transfer in the seventh round of the 2022 class at No. 225 overall. Through 41 career games, he has logged 48 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles and four starts on defense.
Minor, 23, has one elevation remaining after back-to-back appearances for the Patriots. The 5-foot-11, 188-pound rookie cornerback has played six snaps on special teams thus far. Picked in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft at No. 257 overall, the latest “Mr. Irrelevant” signed to the practice squad in August following the cutdown deadline.
By way of Indiana and Texas Tech, Minor finished his 45-game collegiate journey at Memphis. During his fifth year of eligibility last fall, he notched 38 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and six passes defensed.
A spot on the active roster has remained open in Foxborough since the waiving of cornerback D.J. James.
“I mean, if we need to find a 53rd guy,” Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said last week when asked whether the the plan was to fill it. “It just gives us a little bit of flexibility, I think.”
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