The Giants have 99 problems but Wan’Dale Robinson isn’t one.
Already at a four-year career high, Robinson needs 99 receiving yards over the next two games to reach 1,000 for the first time in his career. Just as he enters free agency, no less.
“I think it’d mean a lot, being able to hit that mark,” Robinson said. “Every receiver wants to.”
In a season of few bright spots, it seems everyone looking for positivity is tracking Robinson’s progress.
He would have been closer to 1,000 if not for Jaxson Dart putting a little too much air under a pass to Robinson streaking down the seam, which allowed for a recovery pass break-up Sunday in a loss to the Vikings.
“I’ve had teammates, I’ve had family members, everybody kind of keeps me updated,” Robinson said. “I really don’t have to look at my numbers too often to know exactly what I need for certain things.”
Robinson, 24, should be one of the top five free agent receivers on the market and extra valuable because of his age.
In the absence of the injured Malik Nabers, Robinson has shown an ability to line up inside or outside and play bigger than his 5-foot-8 frame.
“I think it just goes to show the work that I put in really this offseason,” he said. “Didn’t really take any breaks. Just wanted to go put in all that work knowing that I had to have a big year this year even if it was Malik that was going to be here, too. The progress is just showing.”
The Giants and Robinson exchanged ballpark contract numbers before the season, a source told The Post, but have they gained any traction?
“I’m not really going to get too much into that,” Robinson said. “Just trying to continue to just do what I can and finish this year out strong. I’m going to let my agents and my team handle that part of the business. Just trying to do everything that I can to be great.”
Why did the Giants shut down edge Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder) for the season when he was seen working hard in rehab last week and passionate about coming back for the last two games?
“I know he wanted to get back for the group,” interim head coach Mike Kafka said. “Just medically, and just talking with him, he really wasn’t there yet to be back for the last couple games, so it just didn’t make sense to put him at risk for potentially a longer-term injury and kind of redoing it.”
Thibodeaux will have missed 12 games due to injury over the last two seasons. He is on a contract year in 2026.
Kafka said OT Andew Thomas (hamstring), center John Michael Schmitz Jr. (hand) and CB Cor’Dale Flott (knee) should be considered “day-to-day” until more imaging is examined.
It would be a surprise if Thomas or Flott (a free agent) played again this season considering their history with hamstring injuries.
Giants radio analyst Carl Banks — a franchise great — called out CB Deonte Banks (no relation) on the “Bleav in Giants” podcast. The elder Banks stirred up a controversy earlier this season by criticizing Dexter Lawrence, but there aren’t going to be nearly as many teammates jumping to Deonte Banks’ defense after more questionable tackling effort and allowing a couple third-and-long conversions.
“If you were to stand on that field and watch pregame warmups and you had never seen Deonte Banks a day in your life, you’d be like, ‘This guy is a motherf—–,’ ” Carl Banks said. “He’s big, he’s strong, he moves well. Lights come on and he just plays whatever the f— he wants to do.”
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