COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Workhorse running back Melvin Gordon made Anthony Lynn's decision to sit him last week a tough one in a win over the Kansas City Chiefs after the Wisconsin product flashed during pregame warm-ups.
"He was very close," the Los Angeles Chargers coach said. "He looked good in pregame, but without having a full week of practice -- if we would have played that game on Sunday, he probably would have played it.
"But because we had an early game on Thursday no full speed practices, I didn't think it was wise to put him out there.