Caleb Harris
When Allen Robinson got negotiated for of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2023 offseason, he was sure he would spend more than a year with the team, but that didn’t happen.
Although Robinson was a full-time starter for the Steelers last season, the team decided to cut it in March in a move that caught the former Pro Bowl receiver off guard. During an interview this week, Robinson admitted that he was definitely surprised by the Steelers’ decision to release him.
“I know they were making a lot of changes there, schematic changes and different things like that,” Robinson said, via Giants official website. “So, it was a little surprising. But at the end of the day, it’s part of the business. I’ve been at this for 11 years.”
Despite playing the entire season for Pittsburgh, Robinson only caught 34 passes for 280 yards and if you combine that with the fact that the Steelers were able to free up $10 million in salary cap space by cutting Robinson, it was a decision that made sense for the organization.
Robinson only ended up in Pittsburgh last season because the Rams decided they no longer wanted him. Robinson played for Los Angeles in 2022, but after just one year with the team, the Rams traded him to the Steelers for next to nothing in April 2023 (the Rams’ only return in the deal was moving up 17 spots in the 2023 seventh round NFL Draft).
After a brief stay in Los Angeles and a season in Pittsburgh, Robinson’s career appeared to be at a crossroads after the Steelers cut him, but the 30-year-old never considered retirement.
“I knew right away I was playing again,” Robinson said. “In my eyes, I’m sure I still have a few years left. Last year, kind of going into the season, I wasn’t 100%. having this offseason to really be healthy and train and do all these things, I was sure there was no question about how to play wisely.
Just because a player wants to continue his career doesn’t mean that will happen. You still need to find a team to play for after almost two months as a free agent, which happened to Robinson in early May when he signed with the Giants.
“Anytime you can step into a culture, not to mention the Giants organization as a successful place in general, any time you can step into a culture like that as a football player, that’s amazing,” Robinson said.
The veteran will now join a completely revamped receiver room in New York that also includes rookie Malik Nabers, who was taken with the sixth overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft.
Robinson is entering his 11th NFL season. He surpassed 1,000 yards in three of his first 10 seasons, including 2015, when he made the Pro Bowl after finishing with 1,400 receiving yards with the Jaguars. He also led the NFL in receiving touchdowns that year with 14.
That said, Robinson is four years removed from his last 1,000-yard season, which came with the Bears in 2020, when he caught 102 passes for 1,250 yards and six touchdowns. If he can only reach half of that total in 2024, the Giants would likely be excited about their new signing.
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