Greg Randall Greg Wayne Robinson - Randall ( born June 23 , 1978 in La Marque , Texas ) is an arena football offensive line man / defensive line man for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League . He was originally drafted in the fourth round ( 127th overall ) of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots . He played college football at Michigan State . In his career , Randall has played for the New England Patriots , Houston Texans , San Francisco 49ers , St . Louis Rams , and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League , as well as the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . Randall was known as Greg Robinson before extending his last name to Robinson - Randall to honor his father , who died of cancer when Randall was five years old . Early years . When Randal was five years old , his father died after battling cancer . Coming out of high school , Randall was rated in the top 100 offensive linemen in the state of Texas . College career . Randall attended Coffeyville Community College for two years before transferring to Michigan State . In 1997 , he was voted " Super Prep " JUCO All - America n selection . He also earned All - Conference honors as an offensive tackle twice while at Coffeyville . In 1998 , Randall transferred to Michigan State where he was a starter from the beginning . As a junior , he earned the team ’ s Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award . He played in every game , starting the final 10 at right tackle . He recorded 48 knockdowns blocks and was graded at 82 . 8 % for blocking consistency . He recorded eight knockdown blocks , including one that opened a hole on a three - yard touchdown run by Sedrick Irvin who rushed for 119 yards against Notre Dame . In 1999 as a senior , Randall was an All - Big Ten First - team selection . He started at the right tackle position , helping the offense average 368 . 2 yards per game as he recorded 87 knockdown blocks . He recorded 13 knockdowns , including two touchdown resulting blocks on a 23 - yard pass and another that cleared the way for T . J . Duckett ’ s four - yard run into the end zone , as the team recorded 492 yards against Eastern Michigan University . On the season the team ended with a 10 - 2 record , the schools ’ highest win total since 1965 . They also ended their season with a 37 - 34 victory over Florida in the 1999 Citrus Bowl . Also , while at Michigan State , he majored in Kinesiology . Professional career . National Football League ( 2000 - 2003 ) . Randall was selected in the fourth round ( 127th overall ) in the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots . He made his NFL debut in New England ’ s season opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . As a rookie , he played in 12 games , including four starts at right tackle . In 2001 , he helped the Patriots move from 26th to 12th in the league in rushing , helping running back Antowain Smith rush for a career - high 1 , 157 yards . He was one of only three offensive linemen , along with Joe Andruzzi , and Mike Compton to start all 19 games , regular season through playoffs , having started all 16 regular season games and three playoff games at right tackle . In his last season with the Patriots , Randall played in seven games , including three starts at right tackle . However he was inactive for the rest of the games that season . On March 6 , 2003 he was traded by the Patriots to the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth - round pick in the 2003 NFL Draft . In his only season in Houston , he started all 16 regular season games at right tackle . He helped Domanick Davis lead all rookies with 1 , 031 rushing yards . After being released by the Texans , Randall was pursued by the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins before signing with the San Francisco 49ers on April 20 , 2004 and attended their training - camp until he was released on June 16 . On August 2 , 2004 after being released by the 49ers , Randall signed with the St . Louis Rams . He attended the training camp and played in all four pre - season games , however he was released on September 13 . He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on February 15 , 2005 . He then attended the Browns ' training camp and played in all four pre - season games . However , he was one of Cleveland ’ s final cuts when he was released on September 3 . NFL career summary . Randall played in 51 career games and 38 stats , in four seasons , three with the Patriots . He also , never missed a game due to injury and also earned himself a Super Bowl ring in 2002 in the Patriots 20 - 17 win over the St . Louis Rams . Canadian Football League ( 2006 ) . Robinson signed with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League on March 23 , 2006 . He made his CFL debut in the Tiger - Cats ' season opening road loss to the Toronto Argonauts . He started the first nine games of the regular season at left tackle . He was released on August 14 , 2006 . Arena Football League ( 2007 - present ) . Randall , signed with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League and as a rookie in 2007 he played in all 16 games and recorded 1 . 5 tackles on defense . In 2008 , he played in just one game , against the Kansas City Brigade and recorded one tackle on defense .