Amid career year, Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins says he hopes to ‘end my career here’ in Denver
At the end of another J K Dobbins scrum that charmed the masses employed little filter and featured him showing joy roughly times left tackle Garett Bolles wandered over with a request I m Garett Bolles from K-Jazz Bolles explained Thursday posing as a reporter I m just here to ask you a question about your Spanish You ve learned a lot of Spanish over the years and I just can you touch base on that please Dobbins smiled a month after he charmed the masses by giving an all-Spanish postgame interview on ESPN Deportes He bantered with his protector at left tackle And he appealed Bolles to give him one word A single word of Spanish Qu pasa hombre amigo Bolles responded which translates roughly to What s up man friend in English Dobbins doubled over and shrieked with laughter Any time Dobbins is mentioned in a news conference in Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has uttered various version of the following Denver knew what they were going to get on the field They didn t know they were getting as Payton stated Wednesday all this other stuff The personality according to Payton is infectious beyond the success of a running back who ranks third in the league in rushing yards And Broncos Country has rapidly become enamored with Dobbins On Thursday Dobbins took the love up another notch Far as extension and stuff like that that doesn t cross my mind Dobbins responded when questioned about potentially re-upping with Denver But me just wanting to be here in Denver yes I hope to end my career here and be here for the rest of my time in the NFL At this moment Dobbins is playing on a one-year deal with a base value of million And Denver is quite fond of rookie second-round back RJ Harvey But Dobbins made quite clear he wants to stay a Bronco I don t really think about that Dobbins disclosed But yeah that would be nice Because I want to be in Denver I love it I love the fanbase Dobbins continued gushing I think the fanbase and I have a connection Love my teammates And I also love I love Sean Payton I love the owners Dobbins has played games just twice in five previous seasons in the NFL and the Broncos appeared poised to slowly pass the torch from Dobbins to Harvey Through eight games though Dobbins has shown no signs of slowing down The breakaway burst may not be what it once was but the vision remains Dobbins racked up a season-high rushing yards on carries against a porous Cowboys defense last Sunday He s also held off Harvey for a true backfield timeshare although the rookie had three touchdowns on just eight touches Sunday The division of playing time suggests the Broncos still trust Dobbins more as a pass protector The veteran has pass-blocking snaps to Harvey s four this season On Sunday he lit up Cowboys safety Markquese Bell to give Bo Nix ample time to laser a -yard touchdown strike to Troy Franklin He sticks his face in there Nix declared of Dobbins He s not a prima donna that is not worried about getting hit or not wanting to protect or just wanting the football He just does whatever the squad necessities him to do Related Articles Broncos K Wil Lutz named AFC special teams contestant of the month for October From Joshua Tree to a th NFL season in a day TE Marcedes Lewis is thrilled to be with the Broncos Broncos CB Pat Surtain II on podcast Your boy s going to be back out there in no time Meet the Broncos Salute to Arrangement nominee Luis Barajas Broncos signing -year-old TE Marcedes Lewis to practice squad source confirms Dobbins sits at yards a carry and rushing yards behind the Colts Jonathan Taylor for the NFL lead It s a distant gap But Dobbins the self-tubbed El Toro is bullish on himself I still want to be number one ahead of those guys Dobbins explained complimenting Taylor and the Bills James Cook And I m going to keep working every single week no matter the task at hand Like there s what nine weeks left in the season regular season That s nine weeks left for me to try to get that number-one spot That s how I look at it And I m gonna work my butt off to do it Dobbins is years old in a league where players at his position typically fall off the closer they get to their s He has had multiple season-ending leg injuries But he has now proven it on two straight prove-it deals with the Chargers in and now in Denver And Dobbins success has presented general manager George Paton with a rather complicated decision I don t think about the extension part Dobbins repeated on Thursday I just think about me being here Because I love it I love the beautiful mountains Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
