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The future of Chicago Bears star receiver Allen Robinson has been brought up to date since last September, which was also the last time there were contractual discussions between the two sides.
When the Bears put the franchise label on Robinson on March 9, it came as no surprise after hearing GM Ryan Pace talk about the importance of Robinson to the team with no real progress when it comes to sign it to a long-term extension.
Robinson had been hesitant to sign his franchise label, which made sense given the lack of progress on a new contract. But after some initial hesitation, Robinson has signed his franchise label, according to Ian Rapoport.
So why the sudden change?
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, Robinson realized that wide receivers weren’t exactly the ones who made free agency cash. So why not grab the $ 18 million salary and wait another year to go free?
Biggs also noted that Robinson “does not believe that accepting labeling will affect his leverage for a multi-year deal.”
Allen Robinson took note of the fact that the WRs are not breaking the bank in free agency. He doesn’t think accepting labeling will affect his leverage for a multi-year deal. Http://t.co/n1uslrUE2f
– Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) March 19, 2021
Biggs doesn’t expect this to be a “tag and trade” scenario, which is interesting considering that Pace and head coach Matt Nagy met Wednesday night with free agent Kenny Golladay to discuss their options in the position of the receiver.