This article was originally published on www.si.com as Brian Robinson Jr. Shares Thoughts on Getting Traded From Commanders to 49ers. Within a week after the Commanders held Brian Robinson Jr. out of their preseason game against the Bengals, they traded him to the 49ers in exchange for a sixth-round pick.

The Washington Commanders traded former starting running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the San Francisco 49ers on Friday. While some around the team weren't shocked that Robinson would not be on Washington's 53-man roster next week, no one could have foreseen the past week.

Brian Robinson Jr. is headed to San Francisco. The Washington Commanders have traded the veteran running back to the 49ers in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, according to ESPN .