With so many management misfires over the years in the NFL, it’s tough to find the worst contract in recent history. Here are my top five choices. Could the Rams be number one?
When the Rams signed free agent Allen Robinson to a three-year, $46.5 million contract in 2022, I actually thought it was a great move. Two years before, he’d had a terrific year with Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles throwing to him, and was the team’s leading receiver with 102 receptions and 1,250 yards.
Things went south in 2021 when the Bears cut Trubisky loose and drafted Justin Fields. Fields and Foles split the starts with eight apiece that year with neither having a great year throwing. Robinson also missed some time with Covid, losing ten pounds in the process, and then missed three games with hamstring issues and ended up with only 410 yards receiving.
It had to be the QB play right? Maybe not.
With Matthew Stafford missing eight games that year, Robinson ended up with 33 receptions for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games with the Rams. Recognizing their mistake, the Rams traded him to Pittsburgh for seventh-round draft choice swaps and had to eat about $10 million of the $15 million guaranteed salary.
When the Rams signed free agent Allen Robinson to a three-year, $46.5 million contract in 2022, I actually thought it was a great move. Two years before, he’d had a terrific year with Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles throwing to him, and was the team’s leading receiver with 102 receptions and 1,250 yards.
Things went south in 2021 when the Bears cut Trubisky loose and drafted Justin Fields. Fields and Foles split the starts with eight apiece that year with neither having a great year throwing. Robinson also missed some time with Covid, losing ten pounds in the process, and then missed three games with hamstring issues and ended up with only 410 yards receiving.
It had to be the QB play right? Maybe not.
With Matthew Stafford missing eight games that year, Robinson ended up with 33 receptions for 339 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games with the Rams. Recognizing their mistake, the Rams traded him to Pittsburgh for seventh-round draft choice swaps and had to eat about $10 million of the $15 million guaranteed salary.
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