Melvin Gordon is officially back with the Chargers. Not only has he reported to the team and ended his holdout, but he’s been activated and appears set to suit up and play in Week 4 against the Dolphins. However, contrary to earlier reports, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that Gordon will only play in an emergency, which means Chargers fans may need to wait until next week to see him in action.
Gordon recently addressed the media for the first time, and revealed some interesting information. For starters, Gordon said that Los Angeles cut his fines in half to help entice him to report, according to Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Gordon didn’t seem to be too peeved that he still had to pay some fines, and struck a conciliatory tone. “It comes with consequences siting out,” Gordon said. “To think the fines would be completely washed away, I knew if I got in this situation, it wouldn’t be. You do something against the rules, you pay the consequences.”
In a separate tweet, Williams notes that Gordon said he is retaining his same agent Fletcher Smith and Damarius Bilbo despite the tumultuous times. Gordon also revealed that his agents didn’t play any role in his holdout, and that they wanted him to report. “I was the reason I didn’t come in,” Gordon said. “They wanted me to come in, and I was like, ‘No.’”
The Chargers have limped to a 1-2 record, although the backfield hasn’t really been the problem so far. Head coach Anthony Lynn has said that Gordon will resume his normal featured role when he’s back in game-shape, and that current starter Austin Ekeler will go back to being the change-of-pace back.
Actually a level headed response from an NFL football player regarding rules and not abiding by the contract.
Whhhaaaaa……it’s like I called it….and got flamed by people who now have to eat crow. Told ya they would do that to get him back. And if you flamed me when I said it, suck it.
Do you have any friends?
I’m guessing he’s a real hoot at parties….
You called that they would cut his fines down? What a bold prediction…
If the Chargers were 3-0 with backfield firing on cyclinders, they wouldn’t have. Sounds like a reasonable compromise.
Why are you crowing like a rooster on speed?
The Chargers ownership and management are gutless wienies. Fine him to the max limit and make it stick.
Alright so I’m glad he’s back because he’s one of my favorite RBs in the league. But if this was about avoiding injury to ensure that he would get to the offseason healthy to secure his next contract, then this is pretty early to report back. All the best to him but the Chargers aren’t extending him and I hope he doesn’t get hurt again.
That’s not how you wear a visor!