Player Information
Willie Dunta Robinson was born on April 11, 1982 in Athens, GA where he attended Clarke Central High. He played as a true freshman at South Carolina, appearing in 9 games playing mostly special teams at strong safety. He recorded 5 tackles. As a sophomore, he again was a backup safety playing in 11 games and recording 10 tackles. He moved into the starting lineup at cornerback as a junior, and finished the year with 49 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 pass breakups. As a senior, he started 12 games at left cornerback, and had 50 tackles, 4 for loss, 1 interception, and 12 pass breakups. He also returned 3 punts for 44 yards. He was originally selected by the Houston Texans in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2004 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 88 | 14 | 3.0 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 87 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 83 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 9 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 11 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 55 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 115 | 100 | 500 | 77 | 4.0 | 16 | 190 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Transactions
Signed by the Houston Texans on July 24, 2004 ... Placed on injured reserve by Texans on November 7, 2007 ... Placed on physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list by Texans on August 26, 2008 ... Activated off PUP by Texans on October 17, 2008 ... Designated by Houston Texans as their franchise player on February 19, 2009 ... Signed his franchise tender with the Texans on September 6, 2009 ... Signed by Atlanta Falcons on March 5, 2010 ... Re-structured his contract on March 9, 2012.
Contract details
He signed a six-year deal with the Falcons for a total of $57 million, including $22.5 million guaranteed. Per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as part of his deal Robinson received a $7 million signing bonus. He received base salaries of: $5 million (2010), $5.5 million (2011); $6 million (2012); $7 million (2013); $9 million (2014); and $9.5 million (2015). He also is due an option bonus of $3 million in 2011, as well as having the potential to receive another $5 million in option bonuses. He has cap numbers of: $12 million (2010); $6.5 million (2011); $7.75 million (2012); $8.75 million (2013); $10.75 million (2014); and $11.25 million (2015) ... Due to his restructuring in 2012, his 2012 base salary was reduced to $5 million, which is fully guaranteed. A $3 million option bonus was waived. His base salaries increased to: $8 million (2013); $10 million (2014); and $11.5 million (2015). $3 million of his 2013 base salary becomes guaranteed if he's on the roster on the fifth day of the league year. His cap hits going forward are: $6 million (2012); $9 million (2013); $11 million (2014); and $12.5 million (2015).