{"id":291454,"date":"2026-07-09T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=291454"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:32:52","slug":"phillip-lindsay-dobbins-waddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/07\/09\/phillip-lindsay-dobbins-waddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Lindsay Shares His Thoughts On Two Key Broncos Offensive Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kyle Odegard<\/a> of Action Network<\/a><\/em> recently interviewed former Denver Bronco and Pro Bowl running back Phillip Lindsay<\/a> to get more insight into how he feels about two of the Broncos’ most important offensive players, including J.K. Dobbins<\/a> and Jaylen Waddle<\/a>, for the 2026 NFL season. Now it\u2019s time to take a look at all that Lindsay had to say regarding both players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsay Believes Dobbins Has a Lot to Prove Despite Recent Claims<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n

Heading into this season, Dobbins has a lot of assurance that he will stay healthy for the entire season and also believes he can be one of the NFL\u2019s leading rushers in 2026. Even though Lindsay likes how confident Dobbins is, he doesn\u2019t think he should have made such promises, which Lindsay believes he did as a result of what is expected of him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI do love the confidence. I don\u2019t think he had to go out there and call his shot like that, but I also understand he\u2019s been hearing this from everybody. From national radio to here in Colorado, that this man can\u2019t stay healthy,\u201d Lindsay told Odegard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsay went on to express that Dobbins will need to do more than make statements and share his affirmations for the season, especially given how injury-prone he\u2019s been in his professional career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is, when he is healthy, he\u2019s very productive and really, really good as a running back,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt about that. Last year, my man would have been a top running back in the league because he was in such a groove. But for J.K., talk is cheap at this point. He has to go out there and prove to the world that you truly can stay healthy.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsay Explained What He Would Do In Dobbins’ Position<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even though a lot of the media and fans around the league may have concerns about Dobbins, Lindsay thinks Dobbins should\u2019ve moved in silence instead of responding to the narratives that many have made about him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMe, personally, how would I have addressed it? I wouldn\u2019t say anything. I would have that in my head, that this is my goal,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cBecause the fact of the matter is, it\u2019s hard to stay healthy in this league, and a lot of it has to do with luck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another point of emphasis Lindsay made was that any player can be at risk of sustaining a season-ending injury, while the best thing for Dobbins to do is to have faith that his next season will be his best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can put in so much work on your knees and ankles, but everybody has the same joints, the same ligaments. If it\u2019s hit the right way, it\u2019s going to tear,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cSo, yes, you\u2019re putting in the work, putting the proper food in your body, getting the proper rest, and then you have to pray that this is your year.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsay is Also Confident in Waddle’s Impact<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some of the main reasons Lindsay is excited to see Waddle play in Denver\u2019s offense are the drive he has every time he touches the football field and his willingness to go the extra mile to play to the best of his abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a great personality, and he\u2019s always smiling, but he\u2019s a competitor. Once he steps onto that football field, he wants to win every rep,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cWaddle is 5-9, 184 pounds, but he plays like he\u2019s 6-4, 220 pounds. He\u2019s never scared to catch a ball down the middle. He\u2019s always looking to break that tackle.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of defense, Lindsay thinks Riley Moss<\/a> will be a tremendously better player in 2026 because of Waddle. Moss will now be going head-to-head in practice with not only a longer and bulkier receiver in Courtland Sutton<\/a> but also a more elusive receiver in Waddle, which will ultimately help him stay more on top of his game as a cornerback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe will also push you on that football field. Everybody around Waddle will get better because of him. Specifically, somebody like Riley Moss, who struggled last year,\u201d Lindsay said. \u201cRiley has the best type of opportunity to get better, because now he gets to go against a big-bodied receiver like Courtland Sutton, and a shifty receiver like Waddle, who you have to stay with and work on your technique. When you get into these games, it will be a lot easier for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Image:\u00a0Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay had a discussion with national sportswriter Kyle Odegard regarding J.K. Dobbins and Jaylen Waddle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5728,"featured_media":291520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6431,15,36],"tags":[6497,6671,4348],"class_list":["post-291454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-teams","category-broncos","category-nfl-news","tag-j-k-dobbins","tag-jaylen-waddle","tag-phillip-lindsay"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291454"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291521,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291454\/revisions\/291521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}