Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson has heard the rumors about the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the NFL salary cap, but it's not something he thinks is going to have a big impact on his future contract negotiations.
Robinson is entering his final year of his contract and there was some thought before that he could get an extension this offseason. With teams questioning about what the salary cap will be going forward, Robinson might not get that extension. He said, via SI.com,
“You know I don't think necessarily that it will affect it. I'm not 100 percent sure and I mean when I say affect it I mean as far as guys salaries and stuff around the league. I don't, I've been listening to my sister, who actually works in baseball and seeing what baseball is going through with their contracts in this part of the season and I don't think that for us as a whole in the NFL will go through anything like that, just kind of where I think where I think our league is set to start.”
Robinson knows there is a lot of chatter about the contract extension, but that isn't something he is worried about. If an extension gets done he will be happy, but he knows it's not something that he can control. He added,
“If something gets done, something gets done … But at the end of the day that's left up to the Bears and my agent. But for me personally, to be quite honest, I don't really concern myself with that too much.
“I'm just looking forward to this 2020 season. I'm definitely excited for it. I'm definitely ready to get going. Whatever happens, happens.”
During the 2019 season, Robinson caught 98 passes for 1,147 yards and seven touchdowns. Whoever is the starting quarterback for the Bears in 2020 will be looking Robinson's way a lot. And that could result in a lucrative new deal for Robinson, whenever it may come.
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