Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Allen Robinson finally gets first TD

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars rookie receiver Allen Robinson knew his first touchdown catch would come eventually.

He had just hoped it would have been a lot sooner.

But he finally got it in last Sunday’s 24-6 victory over Cleveland, and he hopes it’s going to open the floodgates for not only him but the rest of the offense to find the end zone a lot more.

"Just to get that first one out of the way, it’s always good to kind of break that ice and just to continue to improve and keep rolling," Robinson said.

Robinson, who leads the Jaguars with 34 catches and 371 yards receiving, certainly made his first TD catch count. He caught an 11-yard pass from Blake Bortles, broke the tackle of cornerback Buster Skrine at the 20-yard line and scored to put the Jaguars ahead 7-6 with 27 seconds remaining in the first half. The Jaguars never trailed after that.

Robinson’s celebration for his first NFL touchdown was pretty low key. Just a small dance in the back corner of the end zone that lasted only a few seconds.

"I know me and [Allen] Hurns had talked about it a little bit," Robinson said. "I was surprised Hurns didn’t do it on his first 9touchdown). I was just able to do that on mine."

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