Overview
- The team has not placed Dobbins on injured reserve in initial moves, with his practice participation this week expected to inform the decision.
- An IR stint would force at least a four-game absence, and because the Week 12 bye does not count, the earliest return would be Week 16 against Jacksonville.
- If Dobbins is sidelined, rookie RJ Harvey is expected to lead the backfield, with Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLaughlin in line for expanded roles.
- Dobbins sought a second medical opinion after a left-foot injury on an unflagged hip-drop tackle and later blasted the play’s enforcement in a profanity-laced post on X.
- Local reporting projects a typical 4–6 week recovery window for injuries like this and notes a carbon-fiber shoe insert as a potential short-term aid.