Fred Robbins Fred Robbins ( born March 25 , 1977 ) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft . He played college football at Wake Forest . Robbins has also played for the New York Giants and St . Louis Rams . Early years . Robbins attended J . M . Tate High School in Pensacola , Florida and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball . In football , he was a three - year letterman and as a senior , he was an All - City selection and an All - Northwest Florida selection . College career . Robbins started every game for three years at defensive tackle and finished his career with 15 quarterback sacks and 44 tackles - for - loss . He was a Second - team All - ACC choice as a senior . He helped the Demon Deacons ’ defense improve from 9th to 2nd in the ACC in 1999 . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . Robbins was drafted on the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings . He signed a four - year $ 5 . 5 million deal with the Vikings . As a rookie in 2000 , played in 8 games as a reserve and had 5 tackles and one sack . In 2001 , played in 16 games with 12 starts and had 45 tackles ( 16 solo ) and 2 sacks . In 2002 , played in 16 games with 15 starts for the Vikings and recorded 41 tackles ( 23 solo ) . Robbins led the team with 7 tackles for loss and had a career - high 4 passes defensed . In 2003 , he played in all 16 games with 12 starts for the Vikings and finished with 30 tackles , 5 tackles for loss , and 5 quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble . New York Giants . On March 7 , 2004 , Robbins signed with the New York Giants for six years and $ 20 million , including a $ 4 million bonus . In his first season with the Giants in 2004 , he started all 15 games and recorded 40 tackles ( 31 solo ) , 5 sacks , 1 interception , 2 passes defensed and 2 forced fumble . In 2005 , played in all 16 regular season games with 6 starts at defensive tackle and finished the season with 23 tackles ( 14 solo ) , 1 . 5 sacks , 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery . In 2006 , Robbins started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game and finished with career - high totals of 62 tackles ( 39 solo ) , 5 . 5 sacks , 2 interceptions and 34 quarterback hurries . In 2007 , he played in 16 regular season with 15 starts and started all 4 postseason games and finished with 42 tackles ( 21 solo ) , 5 . 5 sacks , 26 QB hurries , 10 QB hits and 1 pass defensed . Robbins was also picked by his teammates to be a defensive captain for the 2008 season . In 2008 , he started in all 14 regular season games in which he played and had 36 tackles ( 24 solo ) , 5 . 5 sacks and 3 passes defensed . It was the 3rd consecutive season he finished with 5 . 5 sacks , his career high . He was named to the 2008 " Sports Illustrated " All - Pro team . Robbins had microfracture surgery following the 2008 season , and managed just two sacks in 16 games in 2009 . St . Louis Rams . Robbins signed a three - year $ 11 . 3 million contract with the St . Louis Rams . The deal included a roster bonus of $ 3 . 4 million . He was released following the 2011 season on March 12 , 2012 .