Each NFL team’s worst contract on the books entering 2019
By Brad Weiss
Chicago Bears: Allen Robinson
Prior to going to the Windy City to play for the Chicago Bears, Allen Robinson was rounding into one of the better wide receivers in the AFC. After hauling in 14 touchdowns in year two in the NFL, Robinson grabbed six the following season, as the Jaguars looked to be a team that was destined to be a perennial playoff contender.
However, he was injured during the 2017 campaign, appearing in only one game, after tearing his ACL. That injury would essentially end his run in Jacksonville. The team did not tag him after the season. He was then free to sign on wherever he wanted, landing in Chicago to play with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.
Robinson signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Bears in 2018, and was targeted by Trubisky 94 times. That is some pretty good production, but unfortunately, he hauled in only 55 passes, and the end zone only four times. Not the kind of work of a true No. 1 wide receiver at the NFL level by any means.
Outside of generational talent Khalil Mack, Allen Robinson is the biggest cap hit for the Bears in 2019, as he has a number of $15 million. Robinson is a $7 million dead cap hit as well. While the team does have an out for him after the 2019 NFL season, given that he is eating up this much of the salary cap does not bode well for a team that has an estimated $11 million in cap space this offseason.