COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Russell Okung played with one of the best closers in the game when he arrived in the NFL as a first-round draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks.
Once Seattle got a lead, they would turn and hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch and make tired defenders tackle the bruising runner in the fourth quarter.
Now a left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers, Okung sees a similar mindset developing in running back Melvin Gordon.
"It's what I've been saying since I got here," Okung said.