The New York Giants have had a bumpy season, but Wan'Dale Robinson has been a consistent presence.
They may not be able to afford keeping him after this year, though.
The slot receiver market is pricier than it used to be, and the Giants have other contracts to consider.
In a new blurb Friday, ESPN's Jordan Raanan foreshadows a market in which Robinson is too expensive for the Giants:
"Buffalo's Khalil Shakir reset the slot receiver market with a four-year, $53 million deal last offseason. Robinson, 24, leads all receivers with 426 yards out of the slot, and he's the Giants' leading receiver with 57 catches for 638 yards. But the team will have to consider that Darius Slayton is making $12 million per season -- and Malik Nabers' extension is not too far on the horizon."
It seems like Robinson wouldn't get quite the annual average value that Shakir did, but as far as available slot receivers this offseason, Robinson should lead that market, ahead of a guy like the Vikings' Jalen Nailor.
New York does have a bit of a conundrum on its hands in how it handles this. The reality is the Giants have to do everything they can to maximize Jaxson Dart's chances of success. That would mean keeping his reliable targets around.
But they've also got to build a whole team so that if Dart is ready to lead a contender, the rest of the roster is ready to contend.
That'll certainly lead to tough conversations involving Robinson, with it not being clear at this point which side would come out on top.
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