Chargers suspend contract extension talks with RB Gordon
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers do not intend to extend running back Melvin Gordon’s contract until after the season.
General manager Tom Telesco said during a conference call on Sunday that the team has suspended contract talks with the regular season one week away. Gordon is on the team’s did not report list after holding out during training camp and the preseason.
“We have to get focused on the season and our next opponent,” Telesco said. The Chargers host Indianapolis in the Sept. 8 season opener.
Gordon — who would be going into his fifth season — has gained over 1,200 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 or more touchdowns in three straight seasons. He was sixth in the AFC in yards from scrimmage (1,375), ninth in rushing (885 yards) and scored 14 touchdowns last season as the Chargers made the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
