Steelers nearing trade for wide receiver Allen Robinson from Rams, per reports
The Pittsburgh Steelers are close to acquiring wide receiver Allen Robinson in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, NFL Network and ESPN reported on Tuesday.
The trade is pending a physical examination, which Robinson will have Wednesday with the Steelers, according to the reports. The two teams will exchange seventh-round picks as part of the deal.
According to ESPN, the Rams will pay $10.25 million – with $5 million already paid – of Robinson's $15.25 million guaranteed salary for 2023, with the Steelers picking up the remaining sum.
If the deal is finalized, Robinson, 29, will become another standout target for Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, who is entering his second season as Pittsburgh’s starter.
Robinson signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal with the Rams in March 2022, hoping to be a piece that could help the Rams repeat as Super Bowl champions last season without Odell Beckham Jr. and Robert Woods.
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But as the Rams derailed during a 5-12 season last year, including a third-place finish behind the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West, the franchise has moved toward relinquishing some of its veteran talent this offseason.
Most notably, the Rams traded star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Dolphins while veteran safety Taylor Rapp joined the Buffalo Bills and eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner returned to the Seahawks .
Robinson played in 10 games last season, before a stress fracture in his foot caused him to miss the final seven games of the season. He had 33 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns.
Robinson was a Pro Bowl selection in 2015, when he led the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns during the second of four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Robinson also spent four seasons with the Bears, for whom he caught 18 touchdowns from 2018-21.
With the Steelers, Robinson will join a relatively young group of receivers, highlighted by Diontae Johnson, 26, and George Pickens, 21.
Johnson led the team with 882 yards receiving with no touchdowns, while Pickens had 801 yards and led Pittsburgh with four receiving touchdowns.
Pickett had a 7-5 record as a rookie, completing 63% of his passes with seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. He took the reins to the starting role after Mitchell Trubisky was benched in mid-October.