Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football at Indiana State University and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
The Packers placed a second-round restricted free-agent tender on Tonyan on March 17, 2021. On May 27, Tonyan signed his tender worth $3.4 million. On October 28, 2021, Tonyan tore the ACL in his left knee during the Packer’s week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2021 season.
Where did Robert Tonyan go to high school?
Tonyan attended McHenry Community High School – East Campus. He lettered twice in basketball and football. As a quarterback, he was named all-conference as a junior and senior and set the school record with 5,000 career passing yards.
Tonyan enrolled at Indiana State in 2012 and started for four years after red-shirting his first year. He appeared in 11 games in 2013, starting three as a quarterback. His first career completion was a 57-yard touchdown, and he completed 35 of 102 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns.
