Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. struggled with suspects in shooting

Coach Ron Rivera said Monday that Robinson is “doing well” and “it’ll be a matter of time before he’s back out here.” He declined to give a timeline for Robinson’s recovery or be specific about the extent of his injuries, but Rivera noted that both Robinson and his doctors were “very positive.”

Authorities have not identified the suspects, who D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said probably are 15 to 17 years old. Police described the assailants as having shoulder-length dreadlocks and said one wore a black or brown shirt with yellow smiley faces on it. One firearm was recovered about a block south of the shooting.

Prince George’s County police said the vehicle the two used to flee the scene was recovered Sunday evening in the 1500 block of Jutewood Avenue, about four miles from FedEx Field. The car was reported stolen in Prince George’s County on Friday afternoon.

Commanders’ Brian Robinson Jr., shot twice in D.C., is in stable condition

According to the incident report from Sunday’s shooting, Robinson told police he was shot in the leg. The Commanders issued a statement Sunday night confirming that Robinson was stable and saying his family and a contingent of team officials had joined him at the hospital. Rivera was among those who visited, along with team owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder, team president Jason Wright, General Manager Martin Mayhew, running backs coach Randy Jordan, chief medical officer Anthony Casolaro and director of mental wellness and clinical services Barbara Roberts.

“I’ve gotten several phone calls as a head coach, unfortunately, but this one was one of the harder ones,” Rivera said. “… He really is more than just a football player. He is really a heck of a young man.”

The coach said he was watching film of Robinson when he got the call about the shooting. He immediately told Jordan, and the two drove together to the hospital.

Before practice Monday morning, Rivera brought his players together for a team meeting to talk about Robinson and the incident. He asked players to “do the best they could” in practice that morning, and he came away pleased by their effort.

“You never want to see something like that happen,” defensive tackle Jonathan Allen said. “By the grace of God, he’s okay. Non-life-threatening [injuries], and he’s going to be okay. That’s the most important thing right now.”

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