On Friday, the 49ers sent a 2026 sixth-round NFL draft choice to the Washington Commanders for running back Brian Robinson Jr. Robinson entered training camp as Washington's projected starting back for the fourth consecutive season, but the emergence of others made Robinson expendable.

While most transactions will simply come in the form of a release, this is also a period of wheeling and dealing, as some players who are on the outside looking in on a roster spot with their current team hold trade value across the NFL.