JK Dobbins will miss at the very least the following 4 video games after the Los Angeles Chargers positioned the operating again on injured reserve Saturday.
The staff additionally positioned security Alohi Gilman on injured reserve and signed security Tony Jefferson to the energetic roster.
Dobbins suffered a sprained anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late within the first half of the Chargers’ 30-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
Dobbins is fourth within the AFC in dashing with 766 yards and averages 4.8 yards per carry, third-highest amongst AFC operating backs with at the very least 100 carries. He was thought-about a candidate for AP Comeback Player of the Year after struggling a torn Achilles tendon in final season’s season opener.
Gus Edwards will probably be counted on to star in Dobbins’ absence. Edwards missed 4 video games midseason with an ankle damage and has had 25 carries for 93 yards in three video games since returning to the lineup.
The Chargers are 7-4 and maintain the sixth seed within the AFC heading into Sunday’s recreation in opposition to NFC South leaders Atlanta (6-5). Los Angeles will play Kansas City (10-1) in a primetime recreation on Dec. 8, host Tampa Bay (5-6) on Dec. 15 and Denver (7-5) on Dec. 19.
Gilman suffered a hamstring damage within the loss to the Ravens. He has 47 tackles, fifth on the staff, together with one sack.
Los Angeles additionally elected cornerback Dicaprio Bootle and linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste from the follow squad for Sunday’s recreation.
Associated Press reporting.
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