Getty Multiple NFL insiders have weighed in regarding those Allen Robinson trade rumors.
Based on the latest reports by multiple NFL insiders, it’s looking like Allen Robinson is not going anywhere.
Rumors have been flying for weeks that the Chicago Bears might part ways with the 28-year-old wide receiver, but according to reports by NFL analyst Jordan Schultz — who co-hosts The Playoff Pod with Robinson — tweeted the following on November 2:
#Bears WR Allen Robinson unlikely to be traded today, per sources.
A few hours later, NFL insider Matt Lombardo echoed the sentiment that Robinson would be staying put:
Robinson has been off to the slowest start of his eight-year career, and some speculated the team might try to move on from him in order to acquire some much-needed draft capital. The talented wideout is currently playing under a $17.98 million franchise tag. There’s still time for the unexpected to happen, but as it stands, it’s looking like A-Rob will be sticking around in the Windy City, at least through the season.
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Robinson is On Pace to Have Worst Season of His Career
Robinson currently has 26 catches on 44 targets for 271 yards and a touchdown. He’s on pace to catch 52 passes for 542 yards and two TDs. By comparison, as a rookie with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014, A-Rob caught 48 passes for 548 yards and two scores — but he accumulated those numbers in 10 games.
The veteran WR has been slow to develop an on-field connection with rookie QB Justin Fields, which some have attributed to his slow start on the season. There are several likely reasons for the disconnect, the primary of which was head coach Matt Nagy’s refusal to let Fields take hardly any reps with the first team until he was named the starter in October. Robinson mentioned last month that the lack of preseason snaps was a large reason he and Fields weren’t on the same page yet, but with nine games remaining, they both still have plenty of time.
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Will Robinson Be Back in Chicago Next Year?
The odds of A-Rob sticking around in Chicago next year are extremely slim. He wanted a long-term deal last year, but that never happened, and if a deal was going to get done, it would’ve been done already. The only real chance he has of staying with the Bears is if he suddenly develops a magnificent chemistry with Fields, who he himself admits he doesn’t know too much about — but he’s learning.
“He’s getting better each and every week,” Robinson said about Fields on October 19. “For me, honestly, his own personal process is not something I’m crazy dialed into, just from my own perspective, trying to do whatever I need to do and things like that, but just from a bird’s eye view, I feel like he’s getting better. I feel like each and every week, he’s improving, which is what you want to see. He’s very talented, but again, he’s getting better each and every week.”
If A-Rob and Fields suddenly click in a big way, expect Chicago to make the wideout an offer next year. If not, Robinson will surely have interest from a number of other teams and will catch on elsewhere.
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