Chargers veteran reacts to J.K. Dobbins' comments after RB joined rival Broncos

Chris Roling | Jun 13, 2025

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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: