Commanders To Sign WR Robbie Chosen

Robbie Chosen has lined up his next NFL opportunity. The veteran receiver is signing with the Commanders, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

This will be a practice squad agreement. Chosen – whose moniker has shifted from Robby Anderson to Robbie Anderson to Chosen Anderson over the course of his NFL tenure – has bounced around the league in recent years. The 32-year-old’s most recent regular season action came with the Dolphins last season.

Following a lengthy spell on the open market, Chosen took a workout with the 49ers in early August. That visit produced a deal along with playing time in the preseason, but San Francisco did not keep the former UDFA on the roster during cutdowns. Chosen remained unsigned through the first month of the campaign, but he has now landed a chance with Washington.

The Commanders were without receivers Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown last week, so it comes as little surprise depth is being targeted as those two continue to recover. General manager Adam Peters was not in the 49ers’ organization during Chosen’s time there this summer, but the Temple product is hardly the first player to have spent time with San Francisco before signing with the Commanders. It will be interesting to see if he receives any looks on the active roster in the near future.

Many of Chosen’s best seasons came with the Jets (including a career-high seven touchdowns in 2017). He enjoyed a 1,000-yard campaign in 2020, his first year under former college coach Matt Rhule with the Panthers. After a tumultuous exit from the Panthers, Chosen has not managed to secure a full-time role in the NFL. His latest opportunity to chip in offensively will come in the nation’s capital.

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