Former Commanders starter lands with NFC rival
A former Commanders' third-round pick and leading rusher has landed a new job with his third different NFL team.
A former Washington Commander has found a new team. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport , running back Brian Robinson Jr. has inked a one-year deal worth $2.
5 million with the Atlanta Falcons . This will be Robinson's third NFL team after he spent the 2025 season with the San Francisco 49ers. Robinson began his career with the Commanders after being drafted in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
As a rookie, Robinson earned nine starts with the Commanders, rushing for 797 yards and two touchdowns. It was an impressive debut campaign considering what happened to Robinson off the field. In August of 2022, Robinson was shot in an attempted robbery.
The running back missed several games as a result but was able to make his debut in Week 5 of the 2022 season, less than two months after the shooting. Falcons sign RB Brian Robinson to one-year, $2. 5M deal.