Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon will be heading into the final year of his contract in 2019, but the Chargers don't seem to be in any rush to begin extension talks.
While Los Angeles general manager Tom Telesco acknowledged how productive Gordon has been and that the team will consider a new deal, but he said that there is no timetable.
“I thought he had a great year and was highly productive for us this year,” Telesco said, according to Ricky Henne of the Chargers' official team website. “He’s a three-down back and puts a lot of balls in the end zone for us, a lot of touchdowns. He’s a great player. We’ve got him and a number of other guys that will look at extending at some point. I don’t have a timetable on those guys, but we’ve gotten to the point if we’re going to say our philosophy is to draft, develop and re-sign, we want to extend those guys we’d like to have back long-term. But I don’t have a timetable on anything like that.”
Gordon recently said that he is waiting to see what happens with fellow running back Le'Veon Bell before he wonders about his own future contract.
The 25-year-old is coming off of a season in which he rushed for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging 5.1 yards per carry. In addition, he hauled in 50 receptions for 490 yards and four scores en route to a Pro Bowl appearance. Gordon was limited to 12 games due to a knee injury.
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