{"id":242544,"date":"2025-08-15T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=242544"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:15:57","slug":"brian-robinson-commanders-trade-jacory-croskey-merritt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/15\/brian-robinson-commanders-trade-jacory-croskey-merritt\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider: Commanders Top Weapon Could Lose His Job &#8211; 3 Fits Emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Robinson has been the top running back for the Washington Commanders for the past three seasons, but the former third-round pick could be out of a job in 2024. Entering the final year of his contract, Robinson isn&#8217;t the flashiest player in the league but has established himself as a solid downhill runner who can follow his blocks, break tackles, and lead a rushing attack. Playing alongside a legitimate franchise quarterback for the first time in his career, the running back finished the 2024 season with 799 yards and eight touchdowns on 187 attempts.<\/p>\n<p>However, the emergence of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/05\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-jacory-croskey-merritt-arizona\/\" target=\"_self\">seventh-round pick Jacory Croskey-Merritt<\/a> could threaten Robinson&#8217;s job. Recently, team insider Ben Standig predicted that Brian Robinson will not make the Commanders, as the rookie and veteran Austin Ekeler are seemingly outplaying the veteran. While it&#8217;s hard to imagine Washington cutting Robinson, they could trade him to any of the following teams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242551\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-242551\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"Commanders Trade Brian Robinson\" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Commanders-Trade-Brian-Robinson.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 24, 2025; Ashburn, VA, USA; Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8) jokes with Commanders cornerback Car&#8217;lin Vigers (22) during practice on day two of training camp at OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Commanders<\/a> insider Ben Standig shares a hot take that RB Brian Robinson Jr won\u2019t be on the Week 1 roster \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#39;m gonna guess Brian Robinson is not on the week one roster. I have no insight into that \u2026 If Croskey-Merritt&#39;s on this team, I just don&#39;t know how you&#39;re sitting\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRHPBC9Oq7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MRHPBC9Oq7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayDanielsMVP\/status\/1955789784426664412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Commanders Could Trade Brian Robinson After Jacory Croskey-Merritt&#8217;s Breakout<\/h2>\n<h3>Possible Fits<\/h3>\n<h4>Los Angeles Chargers<\/h4>\n<p>This fit depends on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/13\/najee-harris-best-ball-option-after-signing-with-chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">status of running back Najee Harris<\/a>. The former Steeler injured his eye in a fireworks accident, and nobody knows exactly what to expect from the free agent signee. While he is running and doing drills, the vague updates regarding his status make him a risk for the upcoming season. First-round pick Omarion Hampton is the future of this backfield, but Robinson can be an adequate short-term starter and change of pace back for what should be a run-heavy offense led by head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman.<\/p>\n<h4>Dallas Cowboys<\/h4>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys enter the 2025 season with the league&#8217;s worst collection of running backs, and it&#8217;s not particularly close. Veterans Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders have not played like starting-caliber backs in years, and rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/14\/jaydon-blue-2025-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Jaydon Blue is an unremarkable fifth-round pick<\/a>. Running backs are the most replaceable position in football, but you still need a better grouping than this. The Commanders might not want to trade Brian Robinson to a division rival, but they may have no choice if Dallas makes the best offer.<\/p>\n<h4>Kansas City Chiefs<\/h4>\n<p>Isiah Pacheco is a fine starting running back, but there&#8217;s plenty of room for improvement here. While the former seventh-round pick has an entertaining rushing style, he&#8217;s nothing special as a receiver, and his subpar vision leads to missed opportunities in the run game. Brian Robinson may not be an elite pass-catcher himself, but the Commanders running back is better at following blocks and should be able to take advantage of what should be an above-average offensive line.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Geoff Burke &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One team insider believes the Washington Commanders could trade running back Brian Robinson as he enters the final year of his deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":242552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,19,16,18,8896],"tags":[9148,7642,7811,7422,33283,8996],"class_list":["post-242544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-cowboys","category-chiefs","category-chargers","category-washington-commanders","tag-brian-robinson","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-jacory-croskey-merritt","tag-washington-commanders-news"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242544"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242553,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242544\/revisions\/242553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}