Steelers Finalizing Trade for Allen Robinson
NFL Offseason - Pending a physical, the Los Angeles Rams will be trading veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson to the Pittsburgh Steelers. No news yet on the trade details. I would imagine he becomes their slot receiver joining Diontae Johnson and George Pickens on the outside.
Last year was supposed to be the magic season where we finally saw what Robinson could do with a good NFL quarterback. Instead, he struggled with injuries (like the rest of the Rams) and finished the year with just 33 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns. Robinson was 61st among qualifying wide receivers with 32 DYAR and 73rd with 19 DYAR in Chicago the year before. He hasn't put up receiving DVOA above 2.0% since 2015, his best year in Jacksonville.
If Matthew Stafford wasn't the quarterback to finally unlock (re-unlock?) Robinson's greatness, I doubt Kenny Pickett will be that guy.
Robinson turns 30 in August.
UPDATE: Woo, is Robinson coming cheap. The Rams are trading Robinson and Pick 251 for Pick 234. They are also paying $10.25 million of Robinson's salary. So the Steelers got him for $5 million and moving down 17 picks.
Comments
13 comments, Last at 02 May 2023, 10:46pm
#1 by ChrisLong // Apr 18, 2023 - 2:12pm
Genuinely do not understand why teams keep wanting Robinson. Is there some sort of tape out there that shows he's a good player that's criminally under-targeted or something? Otherwise he's just Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown, over and over again.
#2 by rpwong // Apr 18, 2023 - 2:20pm
So, the Steelers have effectively turned Chase Claypool and whatever pick they give the Rams into Allen Robinson and Chicago's second pick?
In a vacuum, I'd much rather have Claypool. He put up 800+ yards in his first two seasons with a barely functional Roethlisberger, and Pittsburgh didn't seem to have a plan for him last year. He's better than what we saw in 2022.
However, that Bears pick ended up as the 32nd selection due to Chicago being terrible and Miami losing their pick, so it's effectively a first-rounder. This being the case, I feel like it ended up as a win for Pittsburgh.
#3 by guest from Europe // Apr 18, 2023 - 3:44pm
I wonder which other player Rams want to get rid of? Here they will have a $21.45M dead cap number for Robinson's contract.
One year ago they were giving out these big contracts and extensions and now are having a fire sale. Ramsey, Wagner, Robinson, Floyd...
A really good strategy!
#5 by guest from Europe // Apr 19, 2023 - 2:19am
i don't think there is any significant difference between slots #234 and #251. At that point it's lottery. What they are paid on rookie contracts is probably also very similar, with difference of a few thousand $.
#7 by serutan // Apr 19, 2023 - 1:31pm
It's basically a 1 year flyer for the Steelers, as I understand there is no guaranteed money after this year and the Rams are paying 75% of that.
and I agree that the difference between pick 234 & 251 is negligible not only by $, but also because either pick is most likely to be just a camp body.