Commanders Move BREAKING: RB Brian Robinson Jr. 'Looks Great,’ Will Play vs. Titans

The Washington Commanders have Brian Robinson Jr. ready to make his NFL debut Sunday. The third-round rookie missed the first four games after recovering from a gunshot wound

Jeremy Brener | Oct 8, 2022

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Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. is eagerly waiting to make his NFL debut ... and it will come Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

Robinson has spent the last month on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) List after being shot in the knee in late August. This week, the Commanders began the 21-day clock to activate Robinson. If Robinson isn't activated within that period, he won't be able to play this season. However, that doesn't appear to be the case.

Indeed, multiple reports on Saturday have Robinson being activated for Week 5.

"He looked great at practice," offensive coordinator Scott Turner said. "He's not going to come in and just carry the ball 30 times. Like obviously it's his first time ever playing in the NFL too. He's a rookie, so there's going to be a period of kind of getting him going. But I think we're all excited."

Robinson is expected to complement Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic in the backfield, but before his injury, there was talks of the rookie becoming the lead back. In the team's dress rehearsal preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Robinson ran with the first-team offense.

It doesn't matter what role Robinson will have when he returns, but the team is just happy to have him back.

"Just such an amazing thing for him to come back after what he's been through," Turner said. "But as a player, you know, he's going to give us some juice and that physical presence and just a good all-around back.”

Robinson will have the chance to make his debut Sunday against the Titans. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at FedEx Field.

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Published Oct 8, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.