Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. officially returned to practice Wednesday. Robinson was shot twice in an attempted carjacking on Aug. 28 and began the season on the non-football injury list.
As expected, Washington activated Robinson from the NFI list Wednesday, meaning he could play in Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, capping off an amazing recovery.
Courtesy of Zach Selby of Washington’s official website, here is Robinson going through drills:
— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWC) October 5, 2022
After practice, Robinson met with the media and called his return to practice “beautiful” and discussed coming back from adversity, per Nicki Jhabvale of The Washington Post.
Brian Robinson said his first day back at practice was "beautiful." Said it's been an "up and down" process over the last 6 weeks as he recovered from getting shot in a robbery attempt.
"I'm the king of adversity," he said. "I've been dealt with so much adversity in my life."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 5, 2022
It sounds like Robinson will play soon, but the Commanders aren’t rushing him back on the field. With Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and Jonathan Williams, Washington has capable backs. Perhaps Robinson receives a few reps against Tennessee Sunday, but that’s far from a guarantee.
Whenever Robinson takes his first official NFL snap, it will be a moment worth celebrating, considering what he’s gone through over the past five weeks.
