The Raiders were one day away from playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Oakland center Barrett Robbins was nowhere to be found. Robbins had not only skipped town, but skipped the country entirely, partying in nearby Tijuana, Mexico. Robbins was on suicide watch in a psychiatric ward on Super Bowl
Date: Feb 04, 2013
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Ravens' Super Bowl veterans share experiences with teammates
and revelry of attractions like the French Quarter and Bourbon Street in New Orleans can be a strong draw, and stories of Atlanta Falcons free safety Eugene Robinson's arrest for soliciting an undercover female police officer on the eve of Super Bowl XXXIII and Oakland Raiders center Barrett Robbins
Date: Jan 27, 2013
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Bill Callahan denies allegations he 'sabotaged' Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII
season, had just 19 rushing yards on 11 attempts against the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Raiders offensive line struggled to establish the run against an undersized Buccaneers defensive front as Pro Bowl and All-Pro center Barrett Robbins was inactive after going AWOL two nights before the game.
Date: Jan 23, 2013
Category: Sports
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Tim Brown and Jerry Rice Think Bill Callahan Threw Super Bowl XXXVII
The event most fans may remember about Super Bowl XXXVII is Raiders center Barrett Robbins, who suffered from bipolar disorder, leaving the team the day before the game and missing the Super Bowl. Rice and Brown suggested that Callahans change in game plan helped cause Robbins Super Bowl incident,
's secretly hating the team. Two days before the Super Bowl, Callahan allegedly changed the game plan from a heavy emphasis on running the football to a pass-happy attack. This change contributed to the already unstable center Barrett Robbins having a meltdown, doming the entire team to defeat.
Date: Jan 22, 2013
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Jerry Rice agrees with Tim Brown, calls Bill Callahan's Super Bowl preparations ...
While Rice came short of saying he thought Callahan sabotaged the Raiders, he said he felt is was just a very unusual decision. Rice also said the change could have led to an issue with starting center Barrett Robbins. Robbins went AWOL the night before the Super Bowl and did not play in the game. R
Date: Jan 22, 2013
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Tim Brown suggests head coach Bill Callahan 'sabotaged' Raiders in Super ...
called during the game, a point he has made on television in his years as an analyst. The decision to not run the ball may have also been affected by the late-week disappearance of center Barrett Robbins, a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection that season who stopped taking medication for his depression.
Rice even went so far as to reiterate that center Barrett Robbins was especially perturbed by Callahan's last-minute changes, to the point that, as Brown alluded to, maybe that is why Robbins went off the deep end and was AWOL for the game.