LOS ANGELES — Chargers operating again J.Ok. Dobbins suffered a sprained MCL and is predicted to be out Sunday in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
Dobbins will probably be week-to-week shifting ahead, the supply instructed Schefter.
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh declined to get into specifics of the harm Wednesday, aside from confirming Dobbins is “working via one thing along with his knee,” he stated.
Dobbins sustained his harm within the first half of the Chargers’ 30-23 loss Monday night time to the Baltimore Ravens and did not play within the second half. He had 40 yards on six carries earlier than the harm.
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The harm got here in maybe crucial sport of the 12 months for Dobbins, who was enjoying in opposition to his former group. The Ravens let Dobbins, 25, stroll final offseason after he performed in simply 24 of a possible 73 video games for the reason that Ravens drafted him in 2020.
As an alternative, Baltimore signed former All-Professional operating again Derrick Henry, who ranks second within the NFL this season with 1,325 speeding yards. Dobbins signed with the Chargers for one 12 months and $1.61 million with simply $50,000 assured, a deal that mirrored how a lot his inventory had fallen across the league due to accidents.
However Dobbins had been amid a profession renaissance in L.A., with Harbaugh campaigning for him to be the Comeback Participant of the 12 months. Dobbins’ 2023 season ended early after he sustained a torn Achilles tendon within the Ravens’ season opener.
“To observe him come again even stronger, faster, quicker than earlier than the harm, what a testomony to his will,” Harbaugh stated earlier this 12 months. “It is simply unimaginable.”
Dobbins ranks fourth within the AFC in speeding (twelfth within the NFL) with 766 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, and has scored eight speeding touchdowns.
With Dobbins sidelined, operating again Gus Edwards will possible get the majority of the carries in opposition to the Falcons.
The Chargers (7-4) are in second place within the AFC West.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
