Former Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins has died at the age of 52, the team announced on Friday. An official cause of death was not disclosed.
Robbins spent all nine of his NFL seasons with the Raiders after they drafted him in 1995. After a slow rookie season, he developed into the anchor of their offensive line.
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He helped the Raiders go 11-5 in 2002 while earning his only Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections.
After two strong playoff performances that year, the Raiders were in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Just one day before the Super Bowl, Robbins was reported missing and couldn’t be located for nearly 24 hours. He did not play in Super Bowl XXXVII and when he was found, he was described as incoherent.
It was ultimately revealed that Robbins suffered from depression and bipolar disorder and hadn’t taken his medication correctly at the time.
After appearing in nine games the following season, he was cut from the team in 2004 for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Robbins faced legal trouble on several occasions after his NFL career concluded. He pled guilty to five charged in 2005 after being shot multiple times in a shootout with law enforcement. He spent time in prison in 2011 for a drug-related charge and was arrested in 2016 for allegedly assaulting a woman and her daughter outside of a hotel.
While an official cause of death is yet to be confirmed, his Raiders teammate Tim Brown wrote on social media that Robbins’ wife, Marissa, told him that Robbins died peacefully in his sleep.
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