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Brian Robinson medically cleared to play football for Commanders after getting shot twice in August

A former University of Alabama running back is a living miracle as his football dreams remain intact.

Brian Robinson Jr., a Tuscaloosa native, has been medically cleared to play football for the Washington Commanders.

A couple of NFL insiders, including John Keim of ESPN, broke the news. Robinson was shot multiple times in the lower body in August during an attempted robbery. He had surgery and returned to training camp. Before the incident, the third-round pick of this year’s NFL Draft had positioned himself to be Washington’s starting running back. He still has a chance to perform the task.