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Bijan Robinson says Kevin Stefanski Falcons speech was ‘like Martin Luther King was in there’

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Gamba-Ellis, T. (2026, September 26). Bijan Robinson says Kevin Stefanski Falcons speech was ‘like Martin Luther King was in there’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/sports/falcons-bijan-robinson-kevin-stefanski-speech-was-like-martin-luther-king-was-in-there/

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Falcons running back Bijan Robinson praised head coach Kevin Stefanski’s locker room speech after a Week 2 loss, comparing it to Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches due to its inspirational nature. During an appearance on “Thursday Night Football,” Robinson noted that Stefanski motivated the team by asking if they would let their loss define them or work towards improvement immediately. While Robinson later downplayed his MLK comparison on social media, Stefanski joked about using more profanity than King in his speech.

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Bijan Robinson, a running back for the Atlanta Falcons, praised head coach Kevin Stefanski after Atlanta's 35-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. During an interview with Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football,” Robinson said that Stefanski rallied the team effectively following their earlier 34-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers, comparing his speech to one by Martin Luther King Jr.. Despite some skepticism from fellow analyst Richard Sherman, Robinson maintained that Stefanski's inspirational words were instrumental in motivating the players and uniting them as a team, emphasizing his impact beyond just football strategy.

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Can an NFL head coach compare to Martin Luther King Jr.? asserted

coach → compare → Jr.

Falcons running back Bijan Robinson believes so. asserted

Robinson → believe → ?

After Atlanta’s 35-14 victory over the Packers on Thursday, Robinson joined Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” broadcast crew and explained how head coach Kevin Stefanski rallied the team after their blowout Week 2 loss to the Panthers. asserted

Stefanski → join → Panthers

“I think last week was a bigger testament to who he is, just as a person, but as a coach,” Robinson said of Stefanski on set. asserted

Robinson → think → set

“You know, obviously we lost how we did last week, and he went right to the locker room.” asserted

he → know → room

Robinson, 24, was so impressed by Stefanski that he compared his speech to one like that of the Civil Rights Movement icon. asserted

he → compare → icon

“I don’t know if he drank some coffee or something, but he said this speech. asserted

he → know → speech

It was like Martin Luther King was in there, man,” he added. asserted

he → add → ?

“Wait a minute,” Prime Video analyst and former three-time All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman quickly interjected. asserted

Sherman → wait → ?

Robinson doubled down, however, saying that Stefanski was able to win over the locker room despite the 34-3 loss to Carolina. “He just brought everybody, all the players together,” Robinson continued, “and he was saying like, ‘Are we gonna let this loss define us? asserted

loss → double → us

Is this who we’re gonna be as a team, or are we gonna just change it right now and, you know, try to flip the switch?’” asserted

you → go → switch

Robinson later clarified his remarks in a post on social media, somewhat backtracking on the MLK comparison. asserted

Robinson → clarify → comparison

“Yup I just saying stuff sometimes lol. asserted

I → say → stuff

Was [an] awesome speech for the team though,” Robinson wrote in a Friday post on X. When asked about the analogy, Stefanski joked that his language was definitely worse than King’s. “I don’t think Dr. King used as many f-bombs as I did,” Stefanski said Friday, according to ESPN. uncertain

Stefanski → write → ESPN

Stefanski is in his first year at the helm of the Falcons after general manager Matt Ryan brought him in during the offseason following his dismissal from the Browns. asserted

Ryan → bring → Browns

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