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Chargers have to manage RB Melvin Gordon's workload

SAN DIEGO -- According to ESPN Stats & Information, Melvin Gordon has 158 touches in seven games for the San Diego Chargers this season. He totaled 217 touches all of last season.

With 461 yards on 138 carries, Gordon’s on pace to carry the ball 315 times this season, which would put him in the top-10 in team history for the Chargers.

Of course, the franchise’s all-time leading rusher, future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson carried the ball at least 315 times in six of his first seven seasons with San Diego, including a franchise-high 372 times in 2002.