Lions wide receiver Allen Robinson has barely played this season, with just one catch for two yards. But Lions coach Dan Campbell expects Robinson to figure into the offense at some point this season.
The 31-year-old Robinson was a Pro Bowler and led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2015, and he has earned nearly $100 million in his NFL career. But Campbell says Robinson is as hungry as ever while playing for a veteran minimum salary this season.
“He’s something else. He really is,” Campbell said of Robinson. “He’s got the hunger of a rookie. It’s impressive. For a guy who’s played as much as he’s played and had skin on the wall and made a lot of money, had a lot of production, he’s ready to go. He’s ready to to go In no time he can play any position, he knows them It’s a problem that he’s even in the game so he’s ready and something’s going to happen before this season is over and it’s going to are crucial that he will help us win.
Robinson doesn’t have to keep playing for the money, and he’s not used to being a backup after being a starter in the NFL for the past decade. But he works as hard as ever, and that makes him Campbell’s kind of guy.
