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Feb 26, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama defensive lineman A'Shawn Robinson speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama defensive lineman A'Shawn Robinson speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

Lions' 2nd-Round Draft Pick A'Shawn Robinson Looks Much Older Than 21

Katie RichcreekApr 29, 2016

A'Shawn Robinson looks more like a 21-year NFL veteran than he does a 21-year-old rookie.

The Detroit Lions selected the 6'4", 307-pound defensive tackle out of Alabama with the 15th pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft on Friday.

But beyond his ability to defend the run game, a good bit of the social media reaction was centered on his apparent age—including from one of his newest teammates, Lions tight end Eric Ebron:

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Perhaps the best contribution, though, came courtesy of ESPN's Darren Rovell, who questioned the validity of a caption that claimed Robinson was two months old at the time of the accompanying photo:

I mean, really. Does that honestly look like the face of a man born in 1995?

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