Will Melvin Gordon make his money?

Gordon was the talk of this past offseason and the first few weeks of the regular season when he elected to holdout because he wasn’t getting the contract extension that he felt he was worth. Six weeks into the 2019 campaign, and Gordon knew he wasn’t benefitting from watching from the sidelines.

The former Wisconsin product’s first four games of the year suggested that the holdout was completely unnecessary because he didn’t surpass 40 yards from scrimmage in each one of the contests. But Gordon has turned things around the past three weeks since Shane Steichen took over as the offensive coordinator, rushing for at least four yards per carry, along with six scores.

Like Rivers, the Chargers will have to decide whether or not they will attempt to bring Gordon back after this season. The pay he’s been playing recently and from the trend we’ve been seeing, there’s no doubt that he feels like he’s worth $13 million annually, but will the team feel that way after the year?