Featured Columnist IVNovember 27, 2024
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Los Angeles Chargers operating again J.Okay. Dobbins is reportedly anticipated to overlook L.A.’s subsequent recreation and probably extra as a result of a knee harm.
In line with NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport, Dobbins suffered a sprained knee in Monday evening’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and it’ll trigger him to “miss a while.”
Rapoport famous that Dobbins is not going to play Sunday in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons, and his standing is “up within the air” after that.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter supplied extra perception:
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Chargers RB J.Okay. Dobbins sprained his MCL and is anticipated to be out Sunday vs. the Falcons and week to week transferring ahead, per supply. pic.twitter.com/EtqwV0Put2
After taking part in in a complete of simply 9 video games from 2021 to 2023 with the Ravens as a result of harm, Dobbins signed a one-year, $1.61 million contract with the Chargers in free company this previous offseason.
Dobbins was coming off a torn ACL suffered in 2021 and a torn Achilles suffered in 2023, so it was unclear what he might convey to the desk, though he had youth on his facet since he does not flip 26 till subsequent month.
The signing has largely paid dividends with Dobbins speeding for 766 yards and eight touchdowns on 158 carries, giving him a yards-per-carry common of 4.8. He has additionally contributed to the passing recreation with 28 receptions for 134 yards.
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JK DOBBINS. GO-AHEAD TD WITH 18 SECONDS LEFT.
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Statistically, Dobbins is having fun with his finest season since his rookie marketing campaign with the Ravens in 2020 when the Ohio State alum rushed for 805 yards and 9 scores, and averaged 6.0 yards per carry.
L.A. has supplied Dobbins with some consolation and familiarity, as offensive coordinator Greg Roman was beforehand his OC with the Ravens from 2020 by way of 2022.
Dobbins additionally has a head coach in Jim Harbaugh, who’s the brother of his former head coach with the Ravens in John Harbaugh. Like John, Jim likes to determine the run, and Dobbins has been an enormous a part of doing so.
With Dobbins on the shelf for at the very least one week and probably extra, the Chargers are more likely to flip to a different Ravens operating again in Gus Edwards.
The Bolts signed Edwards to a two-year, $6.5 million deal throughout the offseason, so he was broadly anticipated to be their prime operating again this season, though it did not work out that means.
Edwards struggled early within the yr after which suffered an ankle harm that precipitated him to overlook 4 video games.
Total, the highly effective runner has rushed for simply 206 yards and one landing on 63 carries this season, however his utilization figures to go up considerably for so long as Dobbins is out.
Like Dobbins, Edwards has a ton of expertise taking part in in a Roman-run offense, as they labored collectively in Baltimore from 2019 to 2022.
Edwards had at the very least 700 speeding yards in every of the 4 seasons by which he appeared in at the very least 11 video games for the Ravens, plus he set profession highs final season with 810 yards and 13 scores.
Together with Edwards being the lead again, the Chargers determine to work Hassan Haskins and rookie sixth-round choose Kimani Vidal into the backfield rotation on Sunday.
