Chargers Melvin Gordon leaves the field after a game against the Cowboys. — K.C. Alfred
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When grading an NFL exhibition game, start with health.
Melvin Gordon came out of Thursday's scrap looking no worse for the 10 snaps he played, so give the rookie an "A" for health.
It's a grade Ryan Mathews would appreciate. On his first carry of the 2013 exhibition season, Mathews clipped the foot of blocker Jeromey Clary, stumbled forward and got stapled to the ground by a Packers linebacker, leaving Mathews with a cracked collarbone.