Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Commanders designate RB Brian Robinson Jr. to return to practice 38 days after being shot in leg

The Washington Commanders have designated rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. to return to practice on Wednesday, just 38 days after he was shot multiple times in the leg.

Robinson, a third-round pick out of Alabama in the 2022 NFL draft, was shot on Aug. 28 when he went to Washington D.C.'s H Street corridor to get something to eat. Two bullets hit his right leg and traveled through his knee, but both miraculously missed ligaments, tendons and bones. The 23-year-old was transported to the hospital for treatment and had successful surgery on Aug.