SANTA CLARA – Linebacker Curtis Robinson sees how wonderfully symbolic the “Monday Night Football” lights will be to shine on his 49ers’ starting debut.

“I would say this is about as ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as it gets,” Robinson said in an exclusive interview with this news organization ahead of Monday’s game against Carolina.

A year ago, Robinson couldn’t put weight on his left leg, having just had reconstructive surgery to repair his knee’s anterior cruciate ligament and menisci.

He was just three days away from his starting debut when that injury occurred in non-contact fashion as he ran in punt coverage at practice.

“Moments like this are what I always envisioned when going through the hardest parts of rehab,” said Robinson, a Stanford captain in his fifth and final year t

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