Commanders Rookie RB Brian Robinson Jr. Shot in Washington

Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson (8) celebrates his touchdown during the first half of a NFL Preseason football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Washington Commanders at FedExField in Landover, Md., Aug. 13, 2022. Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP

WASHINGTON—Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot during an attempted robbery or carjacking, the NFL team said on Aug. 28.

The 23-year-old former Alabama player was taken to a hospital with what the team called non-life-threatening injuries. The team said in a statement staff members were with Robinson at the hospital.