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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Rob Maaddi The Associated Press
Bijan Robinson, an all-around NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons, discusses his diverse interests and mentors in a video interview with AP’s “Football Unfiltered.” He credits fellow Texans Matthew McConaughey and Jonathan Daviss for their acting advice and inspiration. Additionally, Robinson highlights Christian McCaffrey as a football mentor who helps him improve on the field. Last season, Robinson led the NFL with 2,298 scrimmage yards and earned his second Pro Bowl selection while being named first-team AP All-Pro running back and second-team All-Purpose behind McCaffrey.
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Story summary
Bijan Robinson, an All-Pro running back for The Atlanta Falcons, is not only excelling on the football field but also showing promise as an actor. He studied acting in college and appeared naturally in a few TV roles, including a Colgate commercial. Robinson benefits from mentorship by fellow Texan Matthew McConaughey and friend Jonathan Daviss (star of "Outer Banks"). McConaughey has influenced Robinson's personal growth and aspirations beyond football, encouraging him to pursue acting seriously. Robinson values the guidance these mentors provide as he continues to develop his skills in both sports and entertainment.
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Bijan Robinson can do it all on the football field as one of the NFL’s best all-around running backs.
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Robinson studied acting in college and has looked like a natural in a few television roles, including a Colgate commercial.
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Robinson → study → commercial
It helps to have fellow Texas alum Matthew McConaughey give him advice.
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McConaughey → help → advice
My best friend, he’s an actor; Jonathan Daviss.
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He’s about to do a movie. ...
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He → ’ → movie
So just seeing his process has been awesome,” Robinson said on AP’s “Football Unfiltered.”
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Robinson → see → Football
“But then with Matthew, we talk all the time just about life and just how everything’s going.
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everything → talk → life
But then seeing what he’s doing and seeing how he’s still doing it at a high level, I think he’s about to come out with a show.
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he → see → show
“It’s been pretty special like having that relationship with him, just how much that we’ve grown in that space and the influence that he has on me and in acting and all the things that he’s accomplished.
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he → have → that
I think it’s something that I want to continue to keep doing down the line and get better at, but having those guys in my corner has been pretty cool, too.”
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having → think → corner
Robinson led the NFL with 2,298 scrimmage yards last season in his third year in the NFL.
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Robinson → lead → NFL
He made his second Pro Bowl and was named first-team AP All-Pro running back and second-team at All-Purpose behind Christian McCaffrey.
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“He’s a big brother to me and we talk a lot” Robinson said about McCaffrey.
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“We talk about random stuff, talk about, obviously football, like from week to week.
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But just having him is super cool, man.
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His experience is second to none in this league and the things that he’s done has been incredible.
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And so for having him as a mentor, as a guy that can have my back and can teach me little things on the field, it’s been fun to learn from him and I’m gonna continue to learn for him.
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And hopefully I can even him some things on the field that he might have never heard of or never seen before.
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It’s that kind of relationship that I feel can always get us better.”
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