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Denard Robinson: Drugs, alcohol not factors in crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jaguars running back Denard Robinson insists he wasn’t under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his car that rolled through a red light and into a retention pond.

Robinson, the former standout Michigan quarterback, was cited for careless driving a week after the July 3 accident. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s began an investigation of officers who responded to the scene.

“I feel blessed, man,” Robinson said Thursday after the team’s first training camp practice. “It could have been a situation where I couldn’t be talking to y’all right now.