What's next for Wan'Dale Robinson? Giants WR injury, free agency create contract question

Billy Heyen

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This has been a season to forget for the New York Giants.

But for slot receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, it's still been a special one.

Robinson became the shortest player in NFL history to have an 1,000-yard receiving season, measuring at just 5-foot-8.

And when the season ends, which it will for the Giants after they play the Cowboys on Sunday, Robinson will be a free agent.

His campaign is already over, being ruled out for Week 18 with an injury.

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What's next for Wan'Dale Robinson?

Robinson will be a free agent and has a chance to set the record for a contract for a slot receiver.

Buffalo Bills receiver Khalil Shakir holds that record currently at a four-year deal for $53 million.

Robinson can also play out wide more than he's given credit for, but he'll likely be at least initially compared to Shakir by teams, potentially worth at least a bit more.

"Robinson isn’t a contested-catch threat and his YAC numbers are middling at best, but he’s a quick separator who can win in high-leverage moments down the field," The Ringer's Austin Gayle writes. "Even if teams view him as a slot-only receiver, Robinson should have a market in the $12 million–to–$18 million range."

It'd take four years for $14 million per year to break Shakir's record.

Will the Giants keep him? That's just as big a question. He and Malik Nabers could perform a great top-two receivers for Jaxson Dart, if New York is willing to dish out the contract that Robinson wants.

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