Vikings QB Josh Dobbs receives big praise from future Hall of Fame NFL coach
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs received some big praise this week from Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, a likely future Hall of Famer. Tomlin was Dobbs' first NFL coach back in 2017 when the former Tennessee Vols standout was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Dobbs played […]
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs received some big praise this week from Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, a likely future Hall of Famer.
Tomlin was Dobbs' first NFL coach back in 2017 when the former Tennessee Vols standout was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Dobbs played for the Steelers from 2017 to 2019 and 2020 to 2021 (Dobbs spent most of the 2019 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars).
The former Vol didn't make his first career NFL start until Week 17 of the 2022 season when he started the final two games of the year for the Tennessee Titans. Dobbs started the first eight games of the 2023 season for the Arizona Cardinals before getting traded to the Vikings, where he's gone 2-0.
"Josh is a special dude," said Tomlin this week. "He's a smart dude, he's a football lover, he's charismatic. But I imagine the people who have had an exposure to him over the last 12 months in different cities share that perspective."
Dobbs actually shouted out Tomlin after leading Minnesota to a win against the Atlanta Falcons just a few days after joining the Vikings.
"Hey, if you are playing you gotta go out there and play," said Dobbs after the Vikings' win against the Falcons. "The team still expects you to go out and win and play good football. In this league, there's never an excuse for your circumstance. I learned that from Coach T (Tomlin)."
Dobbs will make his second start for the Vikings (rookie Jaren Hall started the Falcons game before leaving due to injury) on Sunday night when Minnesota takes on the Denver Broncos on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
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