SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After three mostly productive seasons in Washington, Brian Robinson isn't quite sure why things didn't work out with the Commanders.

Figuring that out now isn't very important as Robinson tries to get up to speed quickly with the San Francisco 49ers following a trade late last week.

“It was like the first day of school,” Robinson said after his first practice with the 49ers on Monday. “I got lost in the hallway for a second, but I found my way to class.”

The 49ers traded a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Commanders for Robinson in a deal that got finalized on Sunday after he passed a physical, giving the team the proven backup they had been lacking behind Christian McCaffrey.

Robinson is one of 10 backs in the league with at least 175 carries in each of the past

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