Allen Robinson‘s bid to make the Giants’ initial 53-man roster will come up short. The Giants are releasing the veteran wideout, per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero. They are the second team to cut Robinson this year, as the Steelers did the same. 
The Giants are also cutting cornerbacks Darnay Holmes and Tre Herndon, according to ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan. Holmes had re-signed with the team this offseason, while Herndon — a six-year Jaguars contributor — joined the team late in its offseason program.
Robinson’s stints with the Jaguars and Bears included a total of three 1,100-yard campaigns and only one season featuring signficant missed time through injury. In recent years, however, he has been unable to find a permanent home. The 31-year-old failed to live up to expectations during a single season with the Rams, leading to his trade to the Steelers. 2023 did not result in a productive campaign (280 scoreless yards on 34 catches), however, and despite a lack of proven receivers Pittsburgh moved on.
Robinson has made it clear he intends to continue his career for several more seasons, but the fact he was unable to land a 53-man roster spot in New York is certainly not an encouraging sign. He will be free to join any interested team on the open market, although without being a special teams contributor the former Pro Bowler’s path to a gig is strictly as a complementary wideout. Robinson’s only guaranteed money from the Giants was a $25K signing bonus.
In the build-up to cutdowns, it was learned New York would likely be a suitor for a cornerback addition. As a result, it comes as no surprise Holmes and Herndon are being let go to clear out space for new options. The former has spent his entire career as a Giant, making 54 appearances and 11 starts (none of which came last season). The latter, meanwhile, has only played in Jacksonville to date but his time in New York has proven to be short-lived.
Deonte Banks is a locked in CB starter for the Giants, but questions remain with respect to who will handle first-team duties opposite him in 2024. A player capable of handling a starter’s workload will likely not be available in the coming days, but a depth move or two should now be expected.
Adam La Rose contributed to this post.
Robinson to carolina
Robinson to a couple of tryouts and then retirement seems more likely. Not sure what Carolina would want with him at this stage.
Hhahaha harsh
I have a ton of respect for Allen Robinson. Great player who had to overcome injuries and some incredibly bad quarterback luck. But he really looks done. Now that Carolina has two veterans and two highly drafted young receivers, I don’t know why they would bother seeing if they can get a dead cat bounce out of Robinson’s career.
lol fair enough •
Robinson has already been done for at least 2 seasons now. Hang it up, it was a good career.
Lol
Tommy DeVito also should be getting a call from The Turk. That’s what should happen when you get sacked 8 times in a preseason game.
♫ And here’s to you, Mr. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know
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God bless you please, Mr. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
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