Los Angeles Chargers Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon is looking to get a new deal this summer and isn’t afraid to use unpopular methods to get it. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Gordon told the Chargers that he won’t report for training camp and is prepared to ask for trade unless the team gives him what he wants.
Gordon is entering the fifth and final year of his rookie deal, which will pay him $5.6 million in 2019. This ranks the 26-year-old Pro Bowler 11th in terms of salary among all RBs in the league.
Gordon’s agent Damarius Bilbo confirmed to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that his client is prepared to go to great lengths in order to get a new contract.
“He’s very serious,” told Bilbo said. “He’s worked his butt off and the fifth-year option is a result of where he was drafted. It’s what it is. But if we’d gotten a respectable offer, we wouldn’t be here. But he felt disrespected. He’s very serious.”
According to Bilbo, Gordon already received an offer for a contract extension from the Chargers, but described it as “disrespectful.”
“We received an offer — talks had been dead — but we received an offer that wasn’t a fair offer based on what Melvin has done, where he was drafted, and how he’s performed, making two of the last four Pro Bowls,” – he added. “It was disrespectful.”
Melvin Gordon was limited to only 12 games last season due to MCL injury but still managed to put together a productive year. Gordon finished 2018 rushing for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns while also adding 50 receptions for 490 yards and four touchdowns.
