Terry Robiskie

Biography

Terry Robiskie is no stranger to the NFL coaching ranks as the 27-year veteran embarks on his first season in Atlanta as the club’s Wide Receivers Coach. Robiskie’s lengthy resume includes stints as Offensive Coordinator (1989-1993 and 2004) and Interim Head Coach on two occasions (2000 and 2004).

Robiskie most recently served as the Wide Receivers Coach last season with the Miami Dolphins.

Prior to his tenure in Miami, Robiskie spent six seasons with the Cleveland Browns where he served in three different roles. In 2001 he joined the Browns as the team’s Wide Receivers Coach and guided Kevin Johnson to a 1,000-yard campaign, which included nine touchdowns. In 2004, he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator and went on to serve as Cleveland’s Interim Head Coach for the final five games of the season. He earned a victory in a 22-14 decision in the season finale on January 2, 2005 against the Houston Texans. Robiskie oversaw Browns wide receivers in his final two seasons with the team from 2005-06. Wide receiver Antonio Bryant logged 1,009 yards and four touchdowns on 69 receptions in 2005 which was his most productive season in his career. In 2006, second-year wide receiver Braylon Edwards nearly doubled his receiving totals from his rookie season as he caught 61 passes for 884 yards. His six touchdowns also doubled his total from 2005.

From 1994-2000, Robiskie served as the Wide Receivers Coach (1994-98) and Passing Game Coordinator (1999-2000) for the Washington Redskins. He was also named Washington’s Interim Head Coach for the final three games of the 2000 season, earning his first NFL victory in a 20-3 outcome in the season finale against Arizona. In Robiskie’s seven years with the Redskins, there were five different individual 1,000-yard receiving seasons, including one each by Michael Westbrook (1,191) and Albert Connell (1,132) in 1999. With Robiskie as the Passing Game Coordinator in 1999, Brad Johnson was voted to the NFC Pro Bowl squad as he threw for 4,005 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history.

Robiskie earned his start in the NFL with the then Los Angeles Raiders in 1982 where he coached with the team for 12 seasons. During that time, he served in a variety of roles with the Silver & Black including Assistant Special Teams Coach (1982-84), Assistant Running Backs Coach (1985-87), Tight Ends Coach (1988) and Offensive Coordinator (1989-1992). The team made seven playoff appearances, won four division titles and defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII.

A native of New Orleans, Robiskie lettered four years as a running back at LSU. As a senior in 1976, he was named the Southeastern Conference MVP. The Raiders selected him in the eighth-round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He went on to play the next three seasons with the team (1977-79) before joining the Miami Dolphins in 1980 where he spent two years.

Robiskie and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons, Brian, Andrew and Kyle. Brian is entering his senior season as a wide receiver for Ohio State. Last year, he led the Buckeyes in receiving with 55 receptions for 935 yards and 11 touchdowns. Andrew is starting his first season as a center for the SMU Mustangs, joining ex-Falcons Head Coach June Jones.

Robiskie’s Coaching Background