Report: Bills interested in RB Melvin Gordon

According to NYUP.com, the Bills have interest in former Chargers running back Melvin Ingram. Reportedly, there’s mutual interest as well:

Once viewed as perhaps a pipe dream, perhaps not so much anymore. And maybe even a reality?

According to NYUP.com, the Bills have interest in former Chargers running back Melvin Ingram. Reportedly, there’s mutual interest as well:

In a position with the Bills, Gordon would be a complementary rusher with Buffalo’s second-year back Devin Singletary.

Following the first wave of Buffalo’s free agency, the club really doesn’t have a glaring need. But perhaps their biggest one is adding another complementary playmaker, such as one at tight end or someone like Gordon at running back.

The Bills reportedly had some interest in him at last year’s trade deadline, but nothing happened. The 26-year-old former first-round pick had his name in trade speculation because he was looking for a new contract last season. He held out for four games but never got that new deal from the Chargers.

Once he returned, Gordon didn’t really make much impact either, so who knows what his future deal could hold? His yards per carry average dropped from 5.1 to 3.9 last season in 12 games.

But with the reformed Bills offense, highlighted by the additions at wide receiver in 2019 (John Brown, Cole Beasley), and the recent acquisition of Stefon Diggs, Gordon to the Bills could be a scary idea.

A scary one for opponents to face next year, that is.

The Bills currently have $32.5 million in salary cap left., plenty of room for an addition of a couple of million. That’s the 12th most salary cap space in the NFL. The Bills were previously a team with top-five space in the league, but they’ve spent in recent days.

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