Sources: Commanders shopping RB Brian Robinson

Washington enters Monday's preseason game with roster battles including the backfield where Brian Robinson's future is unclear

Commanders RB Brian Robinson at Washington’s training camp (photo by Ben Standig)

The Washington Commanders’ running back picture is crowded — and fluid.

The safe projection is keeping last year’s trio — Brian Robinson, Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols — plus seventh-round rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt. But safe projections rarely survive camp, and Robinson’s hold on a roster spot looks shakier than it did even a few weeks ago.

On the “Last Man Standig” podcast last week, I laid out why I see the fourth-year back as “unlikely” to make the Week 1 roster. The thought exercise started back in May and additional data points kept the possibility alive.

Now there’s more smoke coming from Ashburn.