Dobbins flips the discussion on health status
As he raced toward the end zone at the conclusion of a nifty 43-yard run, J.K. Dobbins had only one thought in his mind: Don't get caught.
Well that, and why not cap off this run with something special?
Dobbins somersaulted his way into the end zone Sunday for his second touchdown of the season, helping the Los Angeles Chargers romp past the Carolina Panthers 26-3 for their second straight win to open the season under first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh. Dobbins became the first Chargers running back in franchise history to post back-to-back 100-yard rushing games to start the season, which is saying something considering LaDainian Tomlinson's Hall of Fame career.
Dobbins had a huge game against Carolina, finishing with 131 yards on 17 carries and setting the tone for the offence. Through two games this season, Dobbins looks better than ever, averaging a whopping 9.9 per carry and 133 yards rushing per game.
But nothing says you're all the way back from an injury quite like a forward flip into the end zone.
Of course that's something Char
gers GM Joe Hortiz could live without.
“He told me, `no more flips!'” Dobbins said with a laugh.
Dobbins is off to a strong start after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in last year's regular-season opener while playing for Harbaugh's brother John in Baltimore. The injury ended his 2023 season.
“Those are injuries that take a long time to rehab and guys are immobile for months and atrophy occurs,” Jim Harbaugh said. “Just for the normal person to get back to where they walk without a limp, where they can function on a dayto-day basis ... It takes a lot of rehab for any person, let alone to get back to being an elite athlete playing at the highest level of football.”
The Chargers are 2-0 for the first time since 2012.
That was the same year that Harbaugh last started 2-0 in the NFL when he was head coach in San Francisco. The 49ers went to the Super Bowl that season.