The Los Angeles Chargers announced Wednesday that they’ve placed RB Melvin Gordon on the did not report list and added LB Jatavis Brown to the PUP list.
The Chargers also placed LT Russell Okung on the non-football illness list and signed RB Derrick Gore to a contract.
Gordon is seeking a new contract or trade from the Chargers. Through his agents, he’s said he would be willing to sit out training camp and even into the regular season, though it could cost him a year accrued toward free agency.
Gordon is entering the final year of his deal and playing out the 2019 season on his fifth-year option, which will pay him about $5.6 million.
Gordon, 26, is a former first-round pick out of Wisconsin by the Chargers in the 2015 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year $10.669 million rookie contract that was fully guaranteed and made a base salary of $1,889,967 for the 2018 season.
The Chargers picked up Gordon’s fifth-year option this past May worth $5,605,000 for the 2019 season.
In 2018, Gordon appeared in 12 games for the Chargers and rushed for 885 yards on 175 carries (5.1 YPC) to go along with 50 receptions for 490 yards receiving and 14 total touchdowns. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 7 running back out of 62 qualifying players.
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