The New York Giants had one of the NFL’s weakest pass-catching groups in 2023, but they have invested resources this offseason to upgrade the group. The latest effort on that front includes signing former Pro-Bowl wide receiver Allen Robinson, the team announced Thursday.
According to Josina Anderson, Robinson’s one-year deal with the Giants is for the veteran salary benefit.
A former second-round pick out of Penn State, Robinson spent the first four years of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, emerging as a Pro Bowler in his second season, during which he led the NFL in touchdown catches. A torn ACL suffered in Year 4 led to a brief downtick in production as he moved to Chicago, though he did total 200 catches for 2,397 yards and 13 scores across the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
He took a significant step backward in 2021, though, and then disappointed during a stint with the Los Angeles Rams (33 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns) and then again last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers (34-280-0).
Now 31 years old, Robinson is unlikely to be a significant contributor for the Giants, but given the team’s depth chart at the position, it is worth a flier to see if he can give them more than he has given his last few teams. Beyond No. 6 overall pick Malik Nabers, New York has a pair of recent Day 2 picks in Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt, plus Isaiah Hodgins, Darius…
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