Broncos back J.K. Dobbins decries illegal ‘hip-drop’ tackle while awaiting word on foot injury
Broncos running back J K Dobbins took to social media Friday to decry what he called an illegal hip drop tackle against him in the third quarter of Thursday s win against Las Vegas Dobbins sustained a foot injury on the play a source verified to The Denver Post and though the severity was not this instant known the veteran back had further testing and opinion-gathering scheduled for Friday The play happened with minutes seconds remaining in the third quarter He took a handoff on a draw play from quarterback Bo Nix and prodded the middle of the field Raiders defensive end Tyree Wilson grabbed him and tackled him but in the process lifted his own feet off the ground and fell on Dobbins leg bending him backward Dobbins foot stuck in the ground while Wilson made the tackle He limped off the field and the training staff looked at his knee and also taped his ankle but Dobbins never went to the medicinal tent nor was an injury publicized during the tournament NFL Structure first published Friday that Dobbins had sustained a foot injury BAN OR AT LEAST CALL THE EXPLETIVE HIP DROP TACKLE Dobbins posted on X early Friday afternoon Still after that tackle he finished the championship in style carrying the ball six times on a closeout drive in the fourth quarter He was all smiles after the battle even while acknowledging Denver s offense needed to play better overall We re all on the same page Dobbins noted I don t gotta say anything because we re all on the same page I m not the only one feeling like this and I know we re gonna get it together We re gonna figure it out Yeah cool we re - but we want bigger things And we re gonna do it We re gonna get it together The guys in this room or in this locker room and on the squad winners So we re gonna get it together The veteran running back also mentioned the hip-drop tackle after the competition and advised reporters in the locker room that he was OK physically At particular point though the foot injury became enough of an issue to schedule further testing on Friday The Broncos of subject have days from Thursday s win to a Nov home tournament against Kansas City Dobbins has been one of Denver s the bulk consistent offensive performers this year after signing a one-year free-agent deal this summer He s rushed for yards is sixth in the NFL at per match and tied for sixth at per carry He has rushed for at least yards in all but one encounter this season If Dobbins had to miss time it would almost certainly mean an uptick in workload for rookie RJ Harvey Related Articles Renck File Broncos Bo Nix is regressing and Sean Payton is failing him Parker Gabriel s thoughts following Broncos sloppy win over Raiders as Denver offense keeps letting down Super Bowl-caliber defense Is Denver s defensive dominance sustainable Broncos defense thinks so We can stop anybody Broncos JL Skinner ready for the moment with game-changing blocked punt vs Raiders Broncos-Raiders review card Yet again Vance Joseph and Denver s pass-rush save the day in ugly win The No overall pick in the draft scored five total touchdowns between Weeks - including a three-touchdown breakout against Dallas Harvey though has only played more than of the offensive snaps in a contest once Against Las Vegas he logged The Broncos would also have to decide whether to bump third-down back Tyler Badie up to the No role or perhaps more likely keep him in his present role due to his pass-protecting ability and put Jaleel McLaughlin into No mixed-down work behind Harvey McLaughlin played in games last year and was second on the unit in rushing yards at but has been a healthy scratch in nine of Denver s games this season Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
