Giants make 2 trades, take Kentucky WR Robinson in 2nd round

[ASFN Admin]

Robinson on Friday found an NFL team that agreed with him when the New York Giants surprised many by taking the 5-foot-8 Kentucky wide receiver in the second round of the NFL draft. Giants general manager Joe Schoen was in a wheeling and dealing mood on the second day of his first draft, moving down twice to pick up extra picks and then taking a receiver who had 104 catches for the Wildcats in the tough Southeastern Conference. Schoen said the Giants had a deal in place before the start of the second round and quickly made another one, dropping a total of seven places in the round before grabbing Robinson, who was with family and friends in a hotel in Lexington, Kentucky.

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