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Former Steelers WR Allen Robinson signs with Giants

The New York Giants have signed former Steelers WR Allen Robinson.

Last offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought in wide receiver Allen Robinson to be an experienced veteran presence in the locker room and add another weapon in the passing game. The plan never really came to fruition but no fault of Robinson’s and now he finds himself a free agent signing with the New York Giants.

Robinson, like the rest of the Steelers skill players suffered thanks to a nearly full season of subpar quarterback play. Robinson only caught 34 passes for 280 yards in 2023 but did provide solid run blocking on the outside.

The Steelers have spent much of the offseason trying to rebuild the wide receiver depth chart after letting Robinson walk and trading away Diontae Johnson. The Steelers have signed multiple veterans including Van Jefferson and Quez Watkins along with most recently Scotty Miller.

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Steelers 2024 free agency: WR Allen Robinson released

The Steelers must now replace Allen Robinson’s leadership and run blocking on the roster.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were busy on Friday with two big-name releases. First, word came out that the Steelers were releasing future Hall of Fame cornerback Patrick Peterson and now, according to multiple sources including NFL reporter Field Yates the team is also releasing veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson.

Robinson was signed last season as a free agent after one season with the Los Angeles Rams. Robinson’s numbers suffered like all of the Steelers passing offense last season and he was only able to haul in 34 receptions in 17 games.

The biggest impact Robinson was able to make last season was as a run blocker. Robinson consistently finished blocks and help create space for running backs Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren in the second half of the season when the run game got going.

Pittsburgh spent a great deal of time at the NFL Scouting Combine meeting with top receivers, indicating they are prioritizing the position. This could be because a trade is coming involving Diontae Johnson but it will also be important to replace Robinson’s leadership and blocking and that might be better served in free agency.

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Steelers re-sign NT Breiden Fehoko

Breiden Fehoko returns after spending 2023 on the practice squad.

According to the NFL transaction report, the Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed nose tackle Breiden Fehoko. Fehoko was signed at the start of the 2023 season from the Los Angeles Chargers and spent all of the 2023 NFL season on the Steelers practice squad.

With Montravius Adams and Armon Watts both about to hit free agency, signing Fehoko makes a lot of sense. Despite his lack of usage last year, Fehoko is a strong run stuffer who showed that in the preseason and could end up making the roster as a rotational run defender.

The Steelers have been very busy ahead of the start of free agency. In addition to re-signing Fehoko, the Steelers also released veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson and wide receiver Allen Robinson to free up $17 million in cap space they can use to sign free agents starting next week.

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Steelers prefer to keep WR Allen Robinson II but want him to take pay cut

One of the many decisions facing Steelers GM Omar Khan is what to do with Allen Robinson.

One of the many decisions facing Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan is what to do with Allen Robinson II.

Accounting for 280 yards and zero touchdowns on 34 receptions, the wide receiver was largely invisible after being acquired via a swap of seventh-round draft picks with the Los Angeles Rams last spring.

According to The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov, word at the NFL scouting combine was the Steelers would like to keep him, but not with that price tag.

“Allen Robinson is a potential cut candidate due to his cap number exceeding $10 million, but the Pittsburgh Steelers would prefer to retain him at a reduced salary,” Meirov wrote. “Team officials met with Robinson’s representation in Indianapolis.”

Keeping him at his $11.9 million cap number ($10 million base salary plus $1.9 million of his signing bonus) is laughable.

At 30, Robinson’s best years are in the rearview. While he once was a playmaker, posting 1,000-yard receiving seasons in 2015, 2019 and 2020, his production has fallen off.

There was mentorship chatter after his acquisition, but it’s evident it fell on deaf ears considering the friction from Diontae Johnson and George Pickens.

The Steelers could see value in Robinson as a blocker, but according to Pro Football Focus’s advanced stats, he graded average in pass blocking (61.3) and below average in run blocking (57.8).

Pittsburgh would be wise to cut ties with Robinson before his $5.75 million roster bonus comes due on March 18.

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2024 NFL draft: 4 receiver prospects for the Steelers to replace Allen Robinson

The Steelers could be in the market for a slot reciever in the 2024 NFL draft.

The next salary-cap cut for the Pittsburgh Steelers needs to be veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson. Cutting Robinson saves the Steelers $10 million against the cap. Robinson didn’t pan out but even after he’s gone the Steelers will need to find a new slot receiver because Calvin Austin III isn’t developing as quickly as we hoped.

Pittsburgh has done well finding receivers in the middle or late round of the NFL draft and here are four guys to consider in 2024.

Steelers Allen Robinson and Joey Porter Jr. questionable to return

The Steelers lost two players quickly with possible concussions.

In a matter of just a few plays against the Buffalo Bills, the Pittsburgh Steelers sent two players to the locker room to be evaluated for concussions. The team announced that wide receiver Allen Robinson and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. were both questionable to return.

Porter had to come off after taking a cheap shot in the back from Bills offensive lineman Conner McGovern. Porter was in the midst of making a tackle when McGovern came up and slammed into Porter on his blindside.

The hit on Robinson was no better. A clear helmet-to-helmet hit on the tackle you could hear clearly on the replay, the officials felt no reason to throw the flag. There was also no flag on the hit on Porter.

Calvin Austin III came in for Robinson and caught a touchdown on the next drive. James Pierre replaced Porter in the secondary.

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Every Penn State player in the NFL playoffs in 2024

Here is every former Penn State football player on an NFL playoff team’s roster in 2024.

Another NFL postseason is set to get underway, and there is a good chance at least one team playing in the Super Bowl will have a Penn State player on the roster. All but two teams in this year’s NFL playoffs have at least one Penn State player on the roster this year. The top seeds in each conference have multiple Penn State players on the roster, seemingly making it more likely Penn State will see a former player earn a Super Bowl ring.

In all, a total of 64 Super Bowl rings have been won by a former Penn State player. Last year’s Super Bowl had just one former Penn State player on the field, but Miles Sanders and the Philadelphia Eagles came up short of winning the big game. There is an excellent chance there will be more than one former Nittany Lion competing in the Super Bowl this postseason.

The Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns are the only two teams in the NFL postseason without a Penn State player on the roster. Here is a look at every Penn State player on an NFL playoff team’s roster this postseason.

Steelers’ Allen Robinson experiment has failed miserably in Pittsburgh

No offense to Allen Robinson, but his purpose in Pittsburgh has been lost on Diontae Johnson and George Pickens.

No offense to Allen Robinson, but his purpose in Pittsburgh has been lost on Diontae Johnson and George Pickens.

When the Steelers traded for Robinson in April, not only were they desperate for a slot receiver — one they hadn’t had since the departure of JuJu Smith-Schuster — but they were looking for veteran leadership in the form of a mentor for the room of young wide receivers.

“He’s been phenomenal for our room as far as helping the maturation process of George (Pickens) and all of the guys,” wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson told TribLive’s Joe Rutter in August.

Mike Tomlin intentionally paired Robinson with Pickens in the training camp dorms at St. Vincent College, hoping the two would create a bond. Robinson was once in Pickens’ shoes: A second-round receiver with loads of talent who was more concerned with individual numbers than helping his team win.

Now, 10 years into his career, Robinson sings a different song.

“I want to win,” he said via Mark Kaboly of The Athletic. “I am at the point where ego and different things like that are out the window. Whether it is a big task or a small task, I treat them all equally. Whether it is getting targets, catches, or blocking — whatever I can do to help this team is what I want to be able to do.”

It’s too bad Robinson hasn’t been able to impart that on Pickens.

Unfortunately, lack of leadership has been an issue this season and will continue to be going forward. Johnson, the most experienced Steelers draftee and eldest at 27, doesn’t have leadership chops. It’ll be interesting to see how the Steelers attempt to remedy it.

As for the slot role, that hasn’t turned out as expected either. Robinson’s best outing came in Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens with 29 yards on five receptions (nine targets). But that largely falls on poor quarterback play and Matt Canada’s inept offensive scheme.

It’s safe to call the Allen Robinson Experiment a miss and head back to the drawing board.

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Penn State in the NFL: Best photos from Week 1

Take a look at this photo gallery of former Penn State players in the NFL from Week 1 of the regular season.

The NFL season finally got underway with a full Week 1 slate of football. Scattered throughout the NFL were 33 Penn State football players on active 53-man rosters as the season officially kicked off, and a number of those players were key players in their season openers.

A number of former Nittany Lions started the season with a new team including wide receiver Allen Robinson and running back Miles Sanders. In all, Penn State has 39 players on NFL rosters if you include practice squad players and players appearing on injured reserve to start the 2023 season.

Here is a look at some of the former Nittany Lions in action during Week 1 of the 2023 NFL regular season.

Penn State in the NFL Week 1 roundup: Old faces in new places

Penn State had 39 players on NFL rosters as the NFL season started. Here’s how some of them played in Week 1.

Penn State may have already played two games this season, but the NFL has just gotten its season started. And there are a number of Penn State players scattered around the league. Penn State had 39 players appearing on Week 1 NFL rosters with 33 on the 53-man rosters around the league, four on practice squads, and two additional players on injured reserve to start the season.

A pair of recent standouts took the Sunday night spotlight as [autotag]Micah Parsons[/autotag] and the Dallas Cowboys visited [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag] and the New York Giants. A few more Penn State players will wrap up the first week of the NFL’s regular season when [autotag]Adrian Amos[/autotag] and the New York Jets face Connor McGovern, Ryan Bates, Daquan Jones and the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.

Here is a look at how some former Penn State football players performed in Week 1 of the NFL regular season.