Melvin Gordon discusses 2022 role in Denver, debunks Russell Wilson rumors

Melvin Gordon says Russell Wilson didn’t have his own parking space at the team’s facility in 2022.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Melvin Gordon recently lamented to KOA Radio’s Brandon Krisztal at Super Bowl media week that he “never really had a chance” with the Denver Broncos in 2022.

That statement was understandably met with raised eyebrows by fans in Denver. Gordon started six games from Oct. 6-Nov. 20 despite fumbling four times in the team’s first four games. After his fifth fumble in November, Gordon was cut, ending his run with the Broncos.

Gordon also spoke with The Athletic‘s Kalyn Kahler about rumors about quarterback Russell Wilson’s setup at the team’s facility last year.

“No one has a parking spot in Denver,” Gordon said in response to reports that Wilson had his own personal parking space at the team’s facility. “I don’t even know where that came from. That was cap.

“He gets there earlier than everyone else, probably like 5:00 a.m. every day. So even if it was [the same] parking space, I can see why they thought that because he probably parked in the same spot because he beat everybody there.”

It’s true that Wilson had his own personal quarterbacks coach and entourage who were allowed in the facility (Sean Payton has since kicked them out), but Gordon says the notion that Wilson had his own parking spot was false.

Wilson has also been criticized for having his own personal office at the facility. Gordon pointed out that Philip Rivers had a similar setup with the Chargers. Having a quarterback being obsessed with film study certainly doesn’t seem like a drawback for an NFL team.

Wilson has his faults, but arriving early and parking in the same spot and studying film every day in the same office aren’t among them.

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