Hospitalized Brian Robinson posts ‘surgery went well’ after ‘being shot in the leg and the hip’ in attempted robbery as Washington Commanders coach says he’s ‘in a really good place’
- 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
Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson is in a ‘really good place’ according to coach Ron Rivera after being shot in an attempted robbery Sunday night, with the running back also sharing a positive update Monday.
On his Instagram Monday, Robinson said, ‘Surgery went well! Thanks for the prayers! God is great!’
It was revealed Monday that the 23-year-old was hit in both the leg and hip, according to WTOP News, but a return to football this season has not been ruled out.
‘I can’t get into specifics of it other than to say he’s doing well,’ Rivera told reporters Monday.
‘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.’
Brian Robinson shared a positive update to his Instagram Monday, saying ‘surgery went well!’
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 6:00pm 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.
Ron Rivera was able to share a positive update about Robinson on Monday morning
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.
Jordan huddling the position group is ‘not normally the case.’
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.
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