Brian Robinson has been a key part of the Washington Commanders’ rushing attack since the team selected him in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. That could change ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reports the Commanders are ‘shopping’ Robinson to teams around the league.

Robinson (6-1, 228 pounds) is coming off a season that saw him post career-highs in rushing yards (799), rushing touchdowns (8) and yards per carry (4.3). The big-bodied bruiser served as the leader of Washington’s backfield-by-committee approach, which also featured Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols and Chris Rodriguez Jr.

The Commanders retained all four of those backs for 2025 and also added seventh-round rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt to the mix. Robinson is entering the final year of his rookie contract, worth a base value of just over $3.4 million, so Washington might be attempting to trade him to thin a crowded running back room and retain value for the free agent-to-be.

Will the Commanders be able to find a taker for Robinson? Here’s a look at a few teams that could hold interest in the 26-year-old running back.

San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers have a great lead back in Christian McCaffrey, but they could use depth behind the 29-year-old star. Projected backup Isaac Guerendo and fifth-round rookie Jordan James are both dealing with injuries that could impact their early season availability.

Robinson’s mix of size and power would complement McCaffrey – a more elusive runner – well. Commanders general manager Adam Peters also used to work in the 49ers’ front office, so perhaps that could help get a deal done.

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys are projected to rely on a committee of Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders at running back early in the season. The two combined for 718 yards and six touchdowns on 194 carries last season; by comparison, Robinson totaled 799 yards and eight touchdowns himself on 187 carries.

As such, Robinson would represent a big upgrade for the Cowboys. But would Washington be willing to trade one of its leading rushers to a divisional rival? The Commanders would probably like to send Robinson somewhere else if they trade him, but if Dallas has the best offer, they could consider it.

Houston Texans

Joe Mixon’s status for Week 1 is uncertain as he deals with a foot injury. Houston signed Nick Chubb in free agency, but it isn’t clear whether he will be able to handle a full workload as he continues to come back from a catastrophic knee injury that limited him to a career-worst 3.3 yards per carry last season.

The Texans could rely on Dameon Pierce and rookie fourth-round pick Woody Marks to help support Chubb, but acquiring a proven runner to support C.J. Stroud might be the better move.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs made it to the Super Bowl last season despite Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt averaging 3.7 and 3.6 yards per carry, respectively, during the season. Pacheco might bounce back as he gets further removed from a broken leg, but adding Robinson as insurance wouldn’t be a bad move for the Chiefs.

Robinson’s hard-nosed running style would fit the mold the Chiefs have sought in running backs in recent seasons. He’s also bigger than both Pacheco and Hunt and could help keep the more explosive Pacheco fresh as part of a rotation.

Los Angeles Chargers

Is Najee Harris healthy after he suffered an eye injury in a fireworks accident? Are Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman willing to trust Kimani Vidal and Hassan Haskins to play in tandem with first-round rookie Omarion Hampton until Harris can return?

If the answer to either of those questions is no, the Chargers might look to add a veteran running back to provide extra depth in their run-heavy offense. Robinson would be a great, like-for-like replacement for his former Alabama teammate Harris and could allow Los Angeles to slow-play the 2021 first-round pick’s return.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t have much to say a day after the NCAA announced Michigan’s sign-steal punishment.

Following the Chargers’ preseason matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, Harbaugh was asked about the punishment and his reaction. He declined to entertain the questions.

‘Like I said to you last year, not engaging. Not engaging,’ he said.

The NCAA fined Michigan $50,000, in addition to 10% of the football program’s budget, handed Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore a two-year show cause order and suspended him the first game of the 2026 season, and put Michigan on four years probation, the NCAA announced on Aug. 15.

Michigan already self-imposed a two-game suspension for Moore for the 2025 season.

The fine for the Wolverines also includes a sum equivalent to the anticipated loss of all postseason competition revenue sharing from the 2025 and 2026 seasons, as well as 10% of the cost of scholarships awarded in the football program during the 2025-26 academic year. According to ESPN, the total from all of the fines is expected to exceed $20 million.

The NCAA gave Harbaugh, who coached the Wolverines from 2015-2023, a 10-year show cause, which will take effect Aug. 7, 2028, when the four-year show cause he was given from a separate NCAA investigation ends.

‘The scouting scheme and recruiting violations in the football program demonstrate that Harbaugh violated the principles of head coach responsibility. Harbaugh did not embrace or enforce a culture of compliance during his tenure, and his program had a contentious relationship with Michigan’s compliance office, leading coaches and staff to disregard NCAA rules,’ the NCAA said in its infractions decision. ‘For the scouting violations that occurred during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Harbaugh failed to demonstrate that he adequately promoted compliance or monitored his program. Harbaugh is also automatically responsible for the scouting and recruiting violations that occurred after Jan. 1, 2023.’

The announcement also said Harbaugh ‘failed to cooperate’ during the investigation.

Connor Stalions, the former Michigan staffer at the center of the sign-stealing scandal, was levied an eight-year show cause. Stalions resigned from his position at Michigan in November 2023 and has been out of college athletics in an official capacity since.

The Philadelphia Eagles are staying active on the NFL trade market, something they have done often under the leadership of general manager Howie Roseman.

The Eagles acquired wide receiver John Metchie III from the Houston Texans on Sunday, per multiple reports.

Here’s what to know about Metchie as he joins the reigning Super Bowl champions and looks to carve out a role in their receiving corps.

John Metchie trade details

Below is a look at the details of the Metchie trade, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Eagles receive:

• WR John Metchie
• 2026 sixth-round pick

Texans receive:

• TE Harrison Bryant
• 2026 fifth-round pick

Who is John Metchie?

Metchie, 25, was a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Texans. The Alabama product missed his rookie campaign in 2022 while battling leukemia but played 29 games for Houston during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Metchie totaled 40 catches for 412 yards and one touchdown during his time with the Texans. That included career-best marks in catches (24), receiving yards (254) and touchdowns (1) in 2024.

Metchie never was able to carve out a sizable role with the Texans. He will look to earn a larger one with the Eagles.

Eagles WR depth chart

Below is a look at how the Eagles’ top six receivers currently align, according to the Eagles’ official website.

• A.J. Brown*
• DeVonta Smith*
• Jahan Dotson*
• Johnny Wilson
• Ainias Smith
• Terrace Marshall

* Denotes starter.

It isn’t yet clear where Metchie will fall in Philadelphia’s pecking order, but the Eagles’ decision to trade for him indicates they would like to keep him on the 53-man roster.

That will enter the 25-year-old into a stiff competition with Wilson, Smith and Marshall for the backup jobs behind Philadelphia’s starting trio.

John Metchie 40 time

Metchie did not run a 40-yard dash ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft. He suffered a torn ACL late during the 2021 college football season and was unable to participate in athletic testing drills in advance of the draft.

Did John Metchie play with Jalen Hurts at Alabama?

No, Metchie did not play with Hurts at Alabama. Hurts transferred from Alabama to Oklahoma ahead of the 2019 college football season.

Metchie debut as a freshman at Alabama in 2019. He primarily played with Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones and Bryce Young during his three seasons with the Crimson Tide. All three signal-callers became first-round picks.