This shouldn’t be that surprising considering the Chicago Bears and wide receiver Allen Robinson were unable to come up with an agreement on a contract extension for well over a year now, but yesterday Tom Pelissero reported on NFL Network’s Total Access that it’s “unlikely” that a long-term deal will happen before the July 15 deadline.
A-Rob signed the franchise tag back in March, so if an agreement isn’t reached before Thursday (7/15/21), he’ll then play the 2021 season for $17.98 million. Pelissero said the two sides haven’t talked about a new deal in months, so when the season ends Robinson and the Bears can do this long-term contract dance again, or the Bears can tag him one more time.