Giants sign veteran WR Allen Robinson II with Malik Nabers acclimating and Darius Slayton absent

NEW YORK — The Giants have signed veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson II, the team announced on Thursday.

Robinson, 30, started all 17 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season and caught 34 passes for 280 yards and no touchdowns. The Giants are his fourth team in four years, including the Chicago Bears (2021), L.A. Rams (2022) and Steelers.

But he brings real pedigree.

The 11th-year vet has 7,028 career receiving yards, 43 touchdowns and a Pro Bowl appearance in 127 games. That includes three career 1,000-yard seasons: one for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2015) and back-to-back for the Bears in 2019-20.

Robinson also is a respected veteran whom the Giants might not mind seeing in a mentor role to No. 6 overall pick Malik Nabers, 20, a talented but extremely young player whose off-field scouting reports weren’t without concerns.

The combination of Robinson’s ability and leadership is the best explanation for his addition at this juncture to the Giants’ receiving room.

His veteran presence might be necessary especially given the uncertain future of Darius Slayton, who has been absent in the early spring due to his contract situation.

The Giants also lost a ton of key leaders from last season’s team and are in need of steady veteran voices to step up alongside incumbents such as middle linebacker Bobby Okereke.

The Giants now have Nabers, Slayton, 2022 second-round slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, 2023 third-round speedster Jalin Hyatt, Robinson and Isaiah Hodgins, among others in their receiving room.

Robinson was a salary cap casualty in Pittsburgh. He played more snaps in the slot (496) than outside (267) for the Steelers, per Pro Football Focus, but was versatile enough to play both.