{"id":242844,"date":"2025-08-17T18:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=242844"},"modified":"2025-08-17T18:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:45:30","slug":"breaking-commanders-shopping-brian-robinson-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/17\/breaking-commanders-shopping-brian-robinson-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Commanders &#8220;Shopping&#8221; 20-Touchdown Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Robinson has been one of the most consistent players on the Washington Commanders over the past three seasons, but the team could trade him following the ascention of seventh-round rookie Jacoby Croskey-Merritt. Widely considered an afterthought in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Arizona product has reportedly impressed throughout camp, and his strong play could lead to Robinson&#8217;s depature.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Schultz of\u00a0<em>Fox Sports<\/em><\/a>, the Washington Commanders are actively looking to trade Brian Robinson. While they won&#8217;t give him away for free, this report heavily suggests the former third-round pick is not in the organization&#8217;s long-term plans. Robinson is no superstar, but the fourth-year pro has proven he can be an adequate starter in the NFL. The league isn&#8217;t exactly struggling for starting-caliber talent at the running back postiion, but the following three teams might kick the tires on the good-but-not-great running back as he approaches free agency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242552\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-242552\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Robinson Trade\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Brian-Robinson-Trade.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 24, 2025; Ashburn, VA, USA; Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8) carries the ball 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\">Sources: The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Commanders<\/a> have been shopping RB Brian Robinson Jr. to teams around the NFL. <\/p>\n<p>The former 3rd-round pick out of Alabama is entering the final year of his contract. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WKB21BVBZp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WKB21BVBZp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1957206673741021438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Commanders Looking to Trade Brian Robinson &#8220;For the Right Price&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Next Teams<\/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>The Washington Commanders are reportedly looking to trade running back Brian Robinson as he enters the final year of his rookie dea<br \/>\nl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":242551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[9148,7642,7811,33283,7426,8996],"class_list":["post-242844","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-jacory-croskey-merritt","tag-najee-harris","tag-washington-commanders-news"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242844","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=242844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242845,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242844\/revisions\/242845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}