Apprised in the UC Health Center locker room Wednesday afternoon that his head coach said he’d be the Broncos’ starting running back on Sunday against the New York Jets, Melvin Gordon smiled a knowing smile.
“Who started last week?” he responded.
He did, of course, and then proceeded to see just nine snaps and three carries in Denver’s loss to the Chargers on Monday night. Latavius Murray, signed two weeks ago off of New Orleans’ practice squad, played 28 snaps and got 16 carries while Mike Boone played 21 snaps in mostly passing situations.
Head coach Nathaniel Hackett and Gordon on Wednesday both acknowledged that they’ve met since Gordon spent the better part of the final three quarters on the bench in Los Angeles.