Robert Tonyan Biography
Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. is a recognized American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Tonyan played college football at Indiana State and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2017.
Robert Tonyan Career
Robert enrolled in 2012 at Indiana State and began for four years after redshirting his first year. He then appeared in 11 games in 2013, starting 3 as a quarterback. Tonyan’s first career completion was a 57-yard touchdown, and he finished 35 of 102 passes for 348 yards and 3 touchdowns. In his 2nd year, he moved to wide receiver, where he caught 54 passes for 747 yards (6th in school history) and 4 touchdowns. This included a career-high 172 yards in the last match of the season (7th in school history).
Tonyan had 40 receptions for 601 yards (14th in school history) and 6 touchdowns despite starting only six of 11 games in his 2015 junior season. For his performance, he received an honorable mention on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. As a 5th-year senior, he had 56 receptions for 699 yards (9th all-time) and a school-record ten touchdowns. Tonyan then set several career records for the Sycamores, consisting of 20 touchdown receptions, 21 consecutive games with a reception, and 2 games with 3 receiving touchdowns. He was also second all-time to Sam Logan with 150 receptions and 2,047 yards.
Robert Tonyan Age
Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. is aged 28 years as of 2022, having been born on April 30, 1994, in McHenry, Illinois, U.S. He shares his birthday with popular celebrities including Gal Gadot, Travis Scott, Sam Heughan, Mac DeMarco, Burt Young, Lloyd Banks, Stephen Harper, and Drew Seeley, among others.
Robert Tonyan Family
Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. was born in McHenry, Illinois to his parents, Robert Tonyan Sr. and Tammy Tonyan. Not much is known and available to the media about his parents and family.
Robert Tonyan Siblings
Tonyan has not shared much information about his family and siblings with the media. However, he is linked to having one sister, named Danielle Tonyan, who majors in physical education.
Robert Tonyan Education
Tonyan attended McHenry Community High School-East Campus, where he played basketball and football. He then joined Indiana State University in 2012, to play college football, and graduated in 2015.
Robert Tonyan Partner
Not much is known about his marital status but he is linked to being married to Marisa Tonyan. The couple married in July 2021, and the ceremony was attended by various of his teammates.
Robert Tonyan Children
The lovebirds have been together for more than two years now but do not have any children of their own to date.
Robert Tonyan Height
Tonyan has a well-built, athletic, and physically fit body with a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and a weight of 109 kg (240 lbs).
Professional Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions signed him to a 3-year, $1.66 million deal as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017. Tonyan’s signing made him the 10th Indiana State football player to reach the NFL, however, he was released prior to the season beginning.
Green Bay Packers
He was signed to the Packers’ practice team for the final 4 games of the 2017 season and was re-signed for the 2018 season. Tonyan appeared in the first 9 games of the season but was targeted only once before his first NFL reception, a 54-yard touchdown from Aaron Rodgers over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11.
He then totaled 4 receptions for 77 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in the 2018 season. The Packers then tendered exclusive rights to him in 2019. He caught a 12-yard pass for a touchdown in a 20-15 victory against the Washington Redskins on December 8, 2019. Tonyan totaled 10 receptions for 100 receiving yards in the 2019 season.
The Packers re-signed him as an exclusive-rights free agent putting him under contract in Green Bay for another year on April 24, 2020. He then caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in a 42-21 win against the Detroit Lions in Week 2, on September 20, 2020. In a nationally televised Monday Night Football game, he caught 6 passes for 98 yards, including 3 touchdown passes to guide the Packers against the Atlanta Falcons 30-16 on October 5, 2020. In the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he posted 4 catches for 22 yards and a touchdown during the 31-26 defeat.
On March 17, 2021, the team placed a second-round restricted free-agent tender on him. On May 27, he signed his tender worth $3.4 million. He then tore the ACL in his left knee during the team’s Week 8 game over the Arizona Cardinals on October 28, 2021, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2021 season. Tonyan was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2021. Later, he re-signed with the team on a 1-year deal on March 20, 2022.
Chicago Bears
Robert signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on March 16, 2023.
Robert Tonyan Net Worth
American professional football player Tonyan plays for the Chicago Bears of the NFL as a tight end. He has been active from 2017 to the present and has a net worth of approximately $5 million as of 2023.