- Brian Robinson was shot Sunday but is in stable condition after the incident
- The running back was hit in the ‘leg and hip’ but was in ‘good spirits’ after
- Robinson was slated to be the starting running back for Washington
On his Instagram Monday, Robinson said, ‘Surgery went well! Thanks for the prayers! God is great!’
‘I had an opportunity to visit with him last night, which was really a relief and kind of cool because he was in a really good place. The doctors were very positive with him and he was very positive as well.
He’s very fortunate, it’s a very unfortunate situation. He’s doing well, it’s just gonna be a matter of time before he’s back out here. There is no timeline, but, as I said, everything’s been very positive.’
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Rivera also said that Robinson could be released from the hospital today.
In a statement Sunday night, a DC Metro Police spokesman said the shooting occurred just before 6:00 pm local time along the H Street Corridor near Ben’s Chili Bowl in the northeast part of the city. The spokesman added they are looking for two juveniles in relation to the shooting.
It was revealed Monday morning, though, that the incident took place at Crab Boss, not Ben’s Chili Bowl, according to WTOP.
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Just hours after the incident, Robinson’s Washington Commanders teammates returned to practice Monday.
And Robinson’s position-mates were spotted huddling with running backs coach Randy Jordan before they went to go work with quarterbacks, per The Washington Times.
Robinson was reportedly in line for the starting job before the unfortunate incident, with ESPN saying last week he ‘appears to have supplanted [Antonio Gibson] as the main runner’ on the team.
Robinson was a third-round pick out of Alabama in this year’s draft and had 14 rushing touchdowns for the Crimson Tide last season.