SAN DIEGO – For the second time this season, San Diego Chargers coach Mike McCoy benched running back Melvin Gordon for his fumbling issues.
Gordon fumbled twice against the Denver Broncos, losing a fumble in the third quarter when linebacker Von Miller stripped him. Gordon has fumbled six times this season, losing four of them.
“You can’t put the ball on the ground,” McCoy said when asked why he benched Gordon in the second half. “You’re not going to play if you put the ball on the ground.”