Gordon, the No. Handful of free agents have found new homes within the past few days, but one player that is still searching is running back Melvin Gordon. Most teams in need of a lead back have already filled those positions. Gordon's yards-per-carry average dropped from 5.1 in 2018 to 3.8 in 2019. Gordon held out from the first four games of the regular season last year in search of a better contract, but the Chargers never gave him the kind of offer he wanted.
Now, he finds himself on a shorter-term deal worth less in … Gordon's gamble last season appears to have backfired in a big way. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Gordon hasn’t received a contract offer anywhere near to what the Free agent RB Melvin Gordon is not getting anything remotely close to what the For those that don’t remember, the Chargers had offered Gordon $10 million per season last year. Melvin Gordon had a chance to make more money last offseason with the offer from the LA Chargers. The 24-year-old Ekeler recently inked a four-year, $24.5 million contract extension with the Chargers. When Melvin Gordon III held out on the Los Angeles Chargers last season, the running back reportedly received an offer to play for $10 million per season. Los Angeles had offered him $10 million per season. Melvin Gordon is still without a job. Combined with a history of knee injuries, Gordon went from arguing for a raise to arguing for a job. That contract offer didn’t please Gordon, who sat out the first several weeks of the season in a holdout. He turned it down. Furthermore, Ekeler averaged 4.2 yards per carry and also caught 92 balls for 993 yards and eight touchdowns.In other words, Gordon lost leverage by sitting out the first part of last season.If it’s any consolation, there are NFL teams interested in Gordon. Speaking on NFL Network, via NBC Sports, Garafolo After sitting out the first four games of the year, Gordon rejoined L.A. and rushed for a career-worst 612 yards, losing touches to Austin Ekeler. Partner of iOne Digital / Cassius Network. Ekeler, meanwhile, finished 2019 with 557 yards rushing, 993 yards receiving and 11 total touchdowns. When Melvin Gordon III held out on the Los Angeles Chargers last season, the running back reportedly received an offer to play for $10 million per season. According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, that turned out to be a costly mistake. The Arizona Cardinals used a transition tag on Kenyan Drake, the Cleveland Browns placed a second-round tender on Kareem Hunt, the Houston Texans acquired David Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs picked up the option on Damien Williams contract, the Miami Dolphins agreed to a two-year deal with Jordan Howard and the Tennessee Titans used the franchise tag on Derrick Henry. Where that leaves him in free agency remains unknown at this point. Free agent Melvin Gordon isn't receiving anything close to what the Chargers offered him last season. Teams such as the However, it’s becoming clear that Gordon isn’t going to be paid like an elite back. He turned it down. After sitting out the first four games of last season, Gordon returned; but he did so after Austin Ekeler had proven himself as the starting back.Fast forward several months later and Ekeler is a paid man. If Gordon is going to work his way into the ranks of the league's highest-paid running backs, he may have to swallow some pride along the way. The two-time Pro Bowler tried to keep the upper hand when negotiating with the Chargers, but that all changed as Ekeler starred during his holdout. 15 pick by the Chargers in the 2015 NFL draft, spent his first five NFL seasons with the organization and was looking for a new contract heading into last season. Meanwhile, Gordon is having a hard time just receiving a contract offer on the open market.That would be because the two-time Pro Bowl running back averaged just 3.8 yards per carry after averaging 5.1 in 2018. Otherwise the next time he's on the sidelines for game day won't be voluntary. Melvin Gordon is finding out pretty quickly that the market for him just isn’t very strong.Despite the fact that most of the high-profile free agents have been signed, Gordon remains without a new job. In fact, he might not even be a starter next season.Copyright © ClutchPoints.