Melvin Gordon is ready to move on from his rookie season.
There is just one aspect he must put behind him first.
The Chargers running back participated in on-field drills Monday. Afterward, he acknowledged he is not yet 100 percent, still working back from a January knee procedure. Sources said that Gordon underwent microfracture surgery and was given a recovery timetable of four to six months.
That phrase, microfracture surgery, carries an ominous connotation.
While some past cases warrant the association, a high concern level about Gordon’s short- and long-term recovery is not sensed here.