Denver Broncos: Grading and analyzing the Melvin Gordon signing

The Denver Broncos made a statement on Friday, acquiring free-agent running back Melvin Gordon.

Melvin Gordon's name had been mentioned with the Broncos before the free-agent signing period even began, but it didn't seem likely that a deal between the two would happen. The Broncos made the signing official, bringing in a former first-round pick who is still just 26 years old (he will turn 27 next month).

It did seem likely that the Broncos could look for additional help at the running back position either in free agency or the draft. In fact, I had an article queued up about how the Broncos should sigh Todd Gurley until that became a moot point when he agreed to a deal with the Atlanta…