The Jaguars have not engaged in contract talks with pending free agent receiver Allen Robinson since last year’s training camp, according to Mike Kaye of First Coast News (Twitter link).
Jacksonville would like to retain Robinson, and is reportedly open to using the franchise tag to keep him in town. The franchise tender would also give the Jaguars the opportunity to keep Robinson — who is recovering from a torn ACL — for one more year without being forced to commit for the long-term. A franchise tag for a wide receiver is expected to cost more than $16MM in 2018.
“It’s not like one of those things where it happened at the end of the year,” Robinson said when discussing his ACL tear, which occurred in the 2017 season opener. “I’ll be cleared well before the season starts and well before training camp. Every team across the league knows what I’ve done in this league and what I’m capable of so that’s not really an issue.”
Robinson broke out during the 2015 campaign (his second in the NFL) by posting 80 receptions, 1,400 yards, and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. The next year was something of a down season, although he still managed 73 catches.
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