Allen Robinson made his Lions debut on Sunday, and he is now positioned to remain a regular presence on gamedays. The veteran wideout was signed to the active roster on Thursday, per a team announcement. 
Robinson was released by the Steelers early in the 2024 offseason, marking an end to his one-year tenure in Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old then caught on with the Giants, although he was unable to carve out a role in the team’s receiving room. That left him as one of New York’s final roster cuts and threatened to leave him without a deal in time for Week 1. Robinson quickly caught on with the Lions after being released by New York, though.
That move came shortly after Tim Patrick was added on a practice squad agreement. The former Bronco was signed to the active roster earlier this week, and the Lions have now done the same with Robinson. The latter played all 18 regular and postseason games with Pittsburgh last season, but he posted 280 scoreless yards. That production helped inform Robinson’s release, a move he did not see coming. The former Pro Bowler made it clear he did not consider retirement, however, and he is aiming to rebuild his value in the Motor City.
Detroit has Amon-Ra St. Brown atop the WR depth chart, and 2022 first-rounder Jameson Williams has taken on by far the largest workload of his young career this season. Questions were raised about the team’s depth at the position after Josh Reynolds departed in free agency, although a number options are in place for the WR3 gig. Kalif Raymond, Antoine Green, Tre’Quan Smith and Isaiah Williams are also on the active roster as things stand.
Robinson – who does not play on special teams – will aim to carve out a depth role among that group. The former second-rounder topped 1,100 yards three times across his time with the Bears and Jaguars, but expectations for a repeat of that feat are of course absent regarding his Lions tenure. Robinson played a single snap in Week 3, but that figure could rise in the near future.
Wonder if someone was offering to sign him to their active roster
Injuries around the league are piling up fast so it’s hard to say but Robinson strikes me as a prime injury candidate himself. Let’s see how long he can stay healthy in Detroit.
Always vastly over-rated – but he can fill a void if you have one.
Talk about desperate