Denver Broncos placing RB J.K. Dobbins on injured reserve with foot injury, source says
The Broncos are going to be without running back J K Dobbins for a good chunk of the remaining regular season at minimum and perhaps more Denver s top running back is out a minimum of four games as the company plans to put him on injured reserve Saturday with a foot injury a source verified to The Post But he could well miss the rest of the season Dobbins a source announced has a Lisfranc injury that is going to require surgery to repair The Broncos and Dobbins spent the better part of the past week gathering several opinions on how to proceed before ultimately settling on surgery Dobbins who injured his foot last week against Las Vegas is technically first eligible to return Week against Jacksonville The -year-old has been the Broncos the bulk consistent offensive playmaker this season He has also dealt with a list of major injuries in his career He tore several ligaments in his knee at the end of his rookie season in for Baltimore and missed the entire season as he worked to return That led to Dobbins playing eight games in Then he tore his Achilles the first championship of the season and missed the remainder of that year He gained -plus scrimmage yards in for the Los Angeles Chargers but missed four games late in the year due to a knee injury that required an injured reserve placement People say I have injury issues but I don t I ve had two major injuries Dobbins revealed earlier this season That s it It s not like I m rolling ankles or it s not like I m injury-prone It s just the injuries that I ve had have been unfortunate They re God-given genuinely because like a torn knee I can t help that I can t help that And then a torn Achilles that s something I can t control either If you think about it I don t think multiple people could still play at the level I m playing at now if they ve had those two God chose me for those I don t go out there afraid of that Those were just unfortunate Related Articles Renck Underdog Injuries Counted out This is when Broncos Sean Payton is at his best After weeks of inactivity Broncos RB Jaleel McLaughlin ready for opportunity in J K Dobbins absence Broncos RB J K Dobbins among five ruled out vs Chiefs Will IR placement follow Saturday Broncos-Chiefs scouting analysis Banged-up Denver contends with Patrick Mahomes desperate Kansas City squad Broncos podcast Everything you need to know about Denver s Sunday showdown vs Kansas City Dobbins has been remarkably resilient in his career he lately commented storms are beautiful in talking about his approach to handling adversity but now he faces another storm Dobbins entered Week with a team-high rushing yards tied for fifth-most in the NFL and averaging yards per carry for a Denver offense that s revealed methods to run the ball among the best in the NFL but has been inconsistent in the passing contest The Broncos are ninth in the NFL in rushing yards per tournament and th in passing through their first games They ll now have to try to build on an - start and a seven-game winning streak Sunday against Kansas City and for the next month-plus at least without Dobbins Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
