Updated March 26, 2026, 12:18 p.m. MT<\/p>\n
The Denver Broncos<\/a> appear to be in the market for a third-string running back.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the Broncos “checked on<\/a>” free agent running back Chris Rodriguez, according to a report from the Denver Post’s Luca Evans<\/a>. Then, after the team re-signed J.K. Dobbins on a two-year deal<\/a>, they “still expressed interest in adding Rodriguez,” according to Evans.<\/p>\n Rodriguez ultimately decided to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he seemingly has a clearer path to regular playing time after Travis Etienne left during free agency. The Broncos, meanwhile, are likely still seeking an RB3.<\/p>\n Dobbins and RJ Harvey seem poised to serve as the team’s top two backs again in 2026. Tyler Badie served as a third-down receiving\/blocking back last season, and he’s returning along with Jaleel McLaughlin. Denver will presumably target additional depth and competition at running back during the NFL draft next month.<\/p>\n The Broncos hold seven draft picks<\/a> this year, including Nos. 62 (second round), 108 (fourth round) and 111 (fourth round). It wouldn’t be surprising to see the team target a running back at one of those spots.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n Social: Follow\u00a0Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated March 26, 2026, 12:18 p.m. MT The Denver Broncos appear to be in the market for a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[95878,232,231,258,2426,7,6,95879,95880,95882,98173,95893,99137,95896,95888,95897,95883,96046,102747,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-836424","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-broncos","10":"tag-denver","11":"tag-denver-broncos","12":"tag-denverbroncos","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sstssportsnflbroncos","16":"tag-sstsnbroncos","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagchris-rodriguez-jr","19":"tag-tagfacebook","20":"tag-tagjaleel-mclaughlin","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagoverall-negative","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-tagtravis-etienne-jr","26":"tag-tagtyler-badie","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116300073144288443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}