Giants (maybe?) upgrade receiving corps, sign former Steelers WR Allen Robinson

2023 was a disastrous campaign for the veteran wideout. Can he bounce back in New York?

The New York Giants are upgrading their wide receiver room… kinda? Maybe? Anyway, they’re signing former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Allen Robinson, the team reported on Thursday. The terms of Robinson’s deal have not yet been announced.

Robinson had been released in early March ahead of the 2024 NFL free-agency period after a disappointing 2023 campaign that yielded just 34 receptions, 280 receiving yards and zero touchdowns while playing 72% of team snaps. Robinson will be 31 at the start of his first season with the Giants, and after a season where he posted a career-low 8.1 yards per reception, 5.7 yards per target and 0.7 yards per route run.

The Giants admittedly had a major hole at wide receiver, which they began to address with the drafting of LSU prospect Malik Nabers with the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Prior to Robinson’s signing, the starting lineup seemed likely to feature Nabers as well as former 2022 second-round pick Wan’Dale Robinson and veteran Darius Slayton. The latter two combined for just 1,295 receiving yards in the 2024 season.

Adding further insult to injury is the likely retirement of tight end Darren Waller, who averaged just over six targets per game in his first season with the team. The Giants started to prepare for his absence by drafting uber-athletic Penn State prospect Theo Johnson in the fourth round of this year’s draft.

Time will tell if Robinson will add anything beyond depth to that receiving corps, but it seems unlikely with the way things are trending. The Giants have just as many question marks on their offense as the Steelers did in 2023, specifically, at quarterback with Daniel Jones returning from a torn ACL this season.