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Baltimore Ravens rookie running back J.K. Dobbins has picked No. 27 for the pros, and the former Ohio State star revealed why during a fan question-and-answer session on Instagram Live on Friday.
Per TMZ Sports, Dobbins did so to honor his father, Lawrence Dobbins, who starred at La Grange (Texas) High School while wearing No. 27.
Lawrence diedfrom a stroke at age 33 when J.K. was just 15 years old, per Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch.
In an interview with Rabinowitz, J.