Back to the Los Angeles Chargers Newsfeed

Don't Panic About Melvin Gordon

The San Diego Chargers first round pick, running back Melvin Gordon, hasn't exactly lit it up this preseason. Good thing that doesn't really matter.

Through three weeks of the preseason, Chargers first round pick, savior of the ground game, missing piece to the Super Bowl, and future Hall of Famer Melvin Gordon has missed one contest and totaled 45 yards on 20 carries in the two games he did play.

So, yeah, not great.

But before everyone hits the panic button and proclaims the Wisconsin product a bust, let's remember two things:

  1. This is the preseason.