Giants' Wan'Dale Robinson made incredible franchise history not done since Hakeem Nicks in 2011 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Wan'Dale Robinson played the game of his life on Sunday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt wasn't quite enough for the New York Giants to pull off an exciting win, but it was plenty to make franchise history.
Robinson totaled a career-high 156 yards on nine catches. He scored a touchdown on a deep ball that came off a double pass on the Giants' opening drive.
Jameis Winston looked Robinson's way early and often.
Emphasis on early, too. Robinson surpassed 100 receiving yards in the first quarter.
According to ESPN, he's the first Giants receiver to have 100 yards in a first quarter since Hakeem Nicks did it in 2011.
Nicks, at his peak, was a huge, talented target. Robinson is a lot different, a guy who is small, quick and shifty. But they both can make big plays.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt's particularly notable what Robinson is doing because of the timeline of his career. This is a contract year.
Slot receivers generally don't get paid the same as outside guys do, but that started to change when the Bills signed Khalil Shakir to a four-year, $53 million contract last offseason.
If Robinson keeps playing like this, he'll have a chance to push the limits of the slot market, too.
The Giants may want to keep him around going forward to continue to be a good target for Jaxson Dart. But Robinson surely will get attention from elsewhere, too, because he's clearly a big-time playmaker.
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