The Broncos have agreed to sign running back Melvin Gordon, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). The former Bolts standout will receive a two-year deal worth $16MM, with $13.5MM of that sum being guaranteed. 
Gordon made headlines for his prolonged holdout with the Chargers. When he finally returned to the field, he delivered mixed results.
In 12 games, Gordon averaged 3.8 yards per carry, a far cry from the 5.1 yards per tote that gave him so much leverage in 2018. The two-time Pro Bowler made a name for himself as a touchdown machine, but he didn’t find paydirt all that often – he had eight rushing TDs and one receiving TD, a big dropoff from the previous year’s total of 14 total scores.
There were bright spots, however, giving the Broncos and other teams plenty of reason to still believe in his ability. In Week 9, for example, he torched the Raiders for 108 yards. He also gave the Broncos an up-close look at what he can do in Week 12 – he came one yard shy of the century mark in Denver.
Last year, Phillip Lindsay became the first UDFA in league history to open his career with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. While he fights for a pay day of his own, the Broncos will add one of the league’s most notable tailbacks.
Yes!!!
yikes only 2? rough.
Why? Lindsey was killing it.
Ugh my thoughts exactly, this really muddles fantasy. They’re so inconsiderate ha!…guess Royce Freeman will be hitting the streets soon
Hey. No.
Hey. No. what?
Hey. Ho. Let’s Go
Just kills Lindsay in fantasy.
Who’s going to be the main back Lindsey or Gordon?
This probably doesn’t sit well with Lindsey. He’s looking to get paid and he outperformed Gordon last year. So basically he takes over for Booker. So hopefully they can share the rock.. Gordon, Lindsey, Freeman… Most depth the Broncos have ever had… Now go get a WR, DL, OL, CB, LB, and a S in the draft… Lots of holes to fill…
less money than the Chargers were offering him to end his hold out.
He’s better off playing for a team that is having an internal battle for ownership than playing for Spanos.
“gave him so much leverage” is some shade haha
if the broncos get Riggs III like the mock drafts say, they could have a nice offense for 2nd yr QB Drew Lock to grow with
Yes, he had less touchdowns, but I fail to see how nine touchdowns in 12 games is not finding paydirt all that often.
I agree there’s a lot of negatives about Melvin’s 2019 season, but his touchdown productivity wasn’t it. However it looks more and more like 2018 was an anomaly as far as running efficiency. However the guy plays hard and is a good asset in the passing game. I wish him luck in every game except vs the Chargers
Elway will regret this one.
Whitlock nails it again!
Overkill, for the lack of production they’re going to take from Lindsey, they should’ve put more into landing Darius Slay and signed another “Jamaal Charles” in the following weeks.
Nice article Zach Dinks, torched 108 yards that highly not torching a defense. That’s normal day!