After seeing the contract Wan'Dale Robinson signed with the Tennessee Titans, most New York Giants fans were incredibly relieved the Giants didn't bring him back. The only reason he made as much money as he did is that Brian Daboll overpaid to ensure he'd follow him to Tennessee.
While ranking the 10 worst free agent signings of the offseason, Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport had the Robinson contract on the list-- and it's hard to blame him. The Titans need playmakers for Cam Ward, but you couldn't have just drafted one with the fourth pick in the 2026 NFL Draft?
""The Tennessee Titans entered free agency with the most cap space in the NFL, and apparently they adopted a "you can't take it with you" philosophy toward free agency, because they spent like crazy."Gary Davenport
"Seventy million dollars is a lot to commit to a player who is probably best suited to being the third option in an NFL passing attack.""
To an extent, I kind of get the rationale. Your receiver room can't get any worse and you want players who understand Daboll's system, and after a breakout year, Wan'Dale could be that. He's a talented player, don't get me wrong, but his 2025 was an anomaly, not the sign of the player he could become.
Wan'Dale Robinson does not deserve the money the Titans are paying him
$17.5 million a year for a guy who played second fiddle to Malik Nabers before his injury is outright insane, even after his 1,014-yard season in 2025. But he put up those numbers because the offense was ripped to shreds with injuries and he was the only reliable target Jaxson Dart had to throw to, so this should validate the Giants' decision.
To me the 25-year-old is best suited as a complimentary wideout in an offense like Davenport noted, not a perennial WR1. The Titans still have Calvin Ridley and some exciting young WRs, but they're banking on him having another 140-target season, which doesn't feel sustainable for a third straight year.
It's hilarious to see because Joe Schoen easily could've caved and given him this money, but John Harbaugh knew better than to get involved. Now the G-Men can attack the receiver position early on in the draft with someone like KC Concepcion or Denzel Boston, who they'll have on a rookie deal.
All the Kentucky product really is is a versatile slot guy who Dabes can utilize creatively with his new team. I'm sure he can be a downfield threat for them, but if their offensive line is as bad as some units Big Blue had in years past, Ward may be forced to turn him into "3rd and Wan'Dale" like in New York.
He's not an elite receiver and never has been, so even if he grows into Ward's favorite target, he still won't emerge as a WR1, so it's funny to see Daboll preventing Schoen from making a mistake and screwing over his new franchise QB by taking all the Giants' leftovers.
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