Robinson, who was given a one-year suspension in 2006 for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, can begin practicing with the team immediately.
The incident that led to last year's suspension took place in August of 2006 while Robinson played for the Vikings. Robinson led police on a high-speed chase, and when he was apprehended, his blood-alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit.
The Vikings cut Robinson after that incident. He then signed a two-year contract with the Packers and played four games for Green Bay before he was suspended.
Robinson is the first player to be reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after such a lengthy ban. Goodell has said suspended players need to earn their way back into the league by showing they've taken proactive steps toward turning their lives around. Robinson evidently has done enough to convince Goodell to give him another chance.
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10-17-2007, 04:04 PM
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