Off life support — Confident Ty Robinson dominating preseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio dropped the line of the summer last week when asked about Ty Robinson’s performance in the preseason opener.
“Yeah, he came to life,” Fangio said. “He’s been on life support since he’s been here, but he came to life and hopefully that will continue.”
Well, that did continue on Saturday night. Against the Patriots in the Eagles’ second preseason game this summer, Robinson was a force at defensive tackle with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 QB hits and 3 TFLs. He was everywhere.
It’s very clear that Robinson is no longer on life support after coming alive over the last few weeks in training camp and the preseason.
But did Robinson hear what Fangio said about him?
“I did,” Robinson said with a wide smile. “And you know what? I’ll take that as a compliment. He’s not wrong.
“Last year, I just had to find myself. I was on scout team, understanding how the NFL worked. We have a pretty good offensive line, so getting to work against those guys and just getting better. It’s obviously showing that it’s helping.”
Robinson, 25, is playing with a ton of confidence right now and the coaching staff has helped to pull that out of him.
The Eagles drafted Robinson in the fourth round out of Nebraska last season and he was mostly just buried on the depth chart as a rookie. He played just a total of 104 defensive snaps and was behind Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo and Byron Young on the depth chart. All those guys are still on the team in 2026, but Robinson still wants to carve out a role.
And based on the way he’s played this preseason, he could actually help the Eagles this season.
“Obviously, my goal is to play,” Robinson said. “I want to be a contributor for this team. Somebody’s gotta take those reps so when I get thrown in there, it’s just an opportunity to go out there and show them that I’m able to climb that depth chart and just keep performing.”
Robinson now has three sacks in two preseason games. But what has really stood out is how violent he has been when he hits the quarterback. He punished the Patriots’ quarterback Tommy DeVito on both of his sacks Saturday night.
“Yeah, that’s been a part of my game since college,” Robinson said. “You have to have that violence to play defensive line, otherwise I wouldn’t be here playing defensive line. Obviously, the Eagles saw that in me when they drafted me. It’s only right to show them that I got it.”
The defensive tackle position is one of the deepest on the Eagles’ roster and it won’t be easy for Robinson to earn playing time. But it’s pretty amazing we’re talking about playing time when just a few weeks ago, it was fair to wonder if Robinson was definitely going to be on the roster.
It really just shows how far he has come since the beginning of his second training camp.
“He did a nice job,” head coach Nick Sirianni said. “He continues to do a nice job and have a nice preseason. You know, he’s showing that knack to rush the passer, and I also think he’s doing a good job defeating blocks and doing a good job in the run game. Again, I’ll have to watch the tape from today. The splash plays obviously were there.”
We’ll see if Robinson can actually earn a role this season.
Based on the last couple of weeks, there’s a real possibility.
“That’s not up to me,” Robinson said. “I’m just going to keep doing it. We’ve got one more game. I’m going to go out there and perform again and prove why I belong here.”
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