Handful of free agents have found new homes within the past few days, but one player that is still searching is running back Melvin Gordon.
According to NFL Media’s Mike Garofolo, Gordon hasn’t received “anything remotely close” to the offer he could have had with the Chargers last offseason, which was worth around $10 million a year.
Due to the contract dispute, Gordon held out for the first four games of the regular season, but Los Angeles never increased the original offer on the table for him.
The reason why Gordon hasn’t found much success since hitting the market is because it’s becoming more clear that NFL teams aren’t valuing the position as much as they used to due to a shorter shelf life, and he is already 26 years old, along with seeing a decrease in production from 2018 to 2019.
Gordon remained healthy upon returning from his holdout in 2019. However, he has dealt with various lower body injuries since coming into the league in 2016. And his yards per carry average dropped from 5.1 to 3.9 last season in 12 games.
Los Angeles extended Austin Ekeler to a four-year deal, which likely indicated that Gordon won’t be back next season.
At the moment, teams like the Bills, Falcons and Buccaneers reportedly have interest in the former Wisconsin product. If and when signed, it wouldn’t be surprising if it is a short-term deal.