Melvin Gordon could be on the verge of suiting up for the Chargers once again. His holdout may end soon, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter) hears, though he has yet to decide on when he’ll report. 
Gordon is considering ending his holdout on Thursday, according to Branson Wright of The Plain Dealer (Twitter link) which may allow him to return to action on Oct. 6 against the Broncos. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter) is hearing similar word, though nothing has been firmed up just yet on Gordon’s end. Furthermore, head coach Anthony Lynn said he has not heard from Gordon, as Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com tweets.
Previously, Gordon planned to return at some point in October. Apparently, Gordon’s itch to get back on the field has advanced his timeline. There’s no word yet on whether his return will come with a new contract from the Chargers, though GM Tom Telesco says that he will not give the running back a new contract during the 2019 season.
Gordon has aimed to protect his football future with his holdout, though a source close to Gordon recently said that this would not evolve into a “Le’Veon Bell situation.” The touchdown machine is hoping to stay with the Bolts for the long run, so it only makes sense for this holdout to end differently than Bell’s in Pittsburgh.
The Chargers have been open to trading the Gordon, but they have not received any known offers worth considering. Recently, the Eagles offered up Jordan Howard and a swap mid-round picks, but the Chargers, understandably, were not interested.
Without Gordon, the Chargers have dropped two in a row to the Lions and Texans.
Missing Gordon is not why they lost those games. Rivers turnovers….missing DBs…
Finding rivers replacement must become a high priority for GM. Enough.
Oh yeah Eckler turning the ball over at the 1 in Detroit had nothing to do with them losing by 3. Like it or not Gordon was huge for them and its showing
Kicking lost the first game. Defense lost the next one. A lot of moronic penalties already took back 3-4 touchdowns as well in those losses.
What about the other 3 he scored?
Let him continue his holdout.
Keep him AWAY from the team.
Deduct his pay accordingly.
FINE the player as much as possible for his absence.
Keep it up. Keep anti-fan Spanos’ money in his hands.
Hahahaha, you can’t force a player to hold out and then fine them for it lmao
As some who has Ekeler in all my fantasy leagues, stay away!
Can we at least trade him so we can both benefit haha
I’ll believe it when I see it. He’s not reporting until the deadline
the Gordon shouldnt come back until he absolutely has to at this point. why come back early and extend risk if all he’s doing is fulfilling the minimum requirement to enter free agency?
Because he’s expressed his desire to return to the Chargers. So he as a hopeful show of good will in negotiating on the offseason. Showing up now and then winning a few in a row will add to his negotiating value.
Sounds like something his agent will say. A “show of good will” would have been showing up when he was supposed to, in spite of desiring a new contract. Now he’s just realizing he’s not winning this one and is desperate to at least start pulling a game check.