Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins has died at 52. He spent all nine seasons of his NFL career with the team. The Raiders said in a statement that the organization was “deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Barret Robbins. The thoughts and condolences of the entire Raider Nation are with Barret’s family and friends during this difficult time.” His former Raiders teammate Tim Brown tweeted early Friday morning that Robbins’ ex-wife, Marisa, informed him Robbins died “peacefully” in his sleep. No cause of death was given. Robbins notably disappeared right before the Raiders’ 2003 Super Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in San Diego. His wife later said that Robbins had been out all night partying across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, because he thought the Raiders had already won the game. He was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and said he was having a manic episode at the time of the incident. After being dropped by the Raiders that year, he found himself in trouble with the law several times over the years, facing various charges for assault, battery, trespassing, and being drunk in public. In 2005, he was shot in the chest three times during a brawl in Miami Beach, after which he spent two months in a coma and pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted felony murder upon waking up.
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