Michael DiRoccoESPN Staff Writer Jun 29, 2023 4:07pm ET2 minute read
What does Cam Robinson’s suspension mean for the Jags?
Mina Kimes and Damien Woody react to news of Cam Robinson’s four-game suspension
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson has been suspended by the NFL for four games for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.
Eligible to attend training camp and preseason, Robinson will lose $888,888 for each suspended game, for a total of $3,555,552. The suspension also eliminates the guarantee of his $16 million base salary in 2023. This is the second year of a three-year, $52.75 million contract extension he signed in May 2022.
Walker Little will step in as left tackle and the Jaguars will start rookie first-round pick Anton Harrison as right tackle, with veteran Josh Wells, whom they signed to a one-year contract in April, as a backup swing tackle. Due to injuries, Little started eight games (including playoffs) in Robinson’s place as left tackle in the last two seasons.
If Robinson returns, the Jaguars are likely to move Little to left defense where he will compete with Ben Bartch.
Robinson ranked 59th in pass block win rate among offensive tackles in 2022, according to ESPN Stats & Information. He missed the final three games of the regular season and both of the Jaguars’ playoff games after sustaining a knee injury in the December 18 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Robinson has started 75 games for the Jaguars since they drafted him second-round in 2017.