Former Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins turned some heads by appearing to take a gentle shot or two at his former team after signing with the Denver Broncos this week.
Dobbins gave the standard-fare happy to be here interview after getting in front of a microphone in Denver. There was stuff in there about wanting to finally win a playoff game and the like.
But there was also a little spice from Dobbins, who was inevitably asdked about his former team now that he joined a direct division rival.
Dobbins, to paraphrase, pointed out that he’s excited to play his former team twice a year and they’ll have to worry about going up against him.
Chargers fans reacted like NFL fans often do, taking it as a challenge of sorts. After they loved watching him revive his career on the way to becoming a Comeback Player of the Year finalist, the interview probably stung a little.
Perhaps what’s more interesting is how current Chargers players feel about the subject. There haven’t been many interviews about it just yet, but we do have this simple-enough-to-understand reaction from veteran leader Tony Jefferson:
@Jkdobbins22 https://t.co/jP3yCs1tg0 pic.twitter.com/49emGVIvCh
— Tony Jefferson (@Tljefferson23) June 12, 2025
So…maybe Chargers players are more in tune with fans on this than anticipated, right?
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