If Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett gave two spits about accountability, Melvin Gordon would be Houston’s or Charlotte’s problem right now.
Over the Broncos’ first four tilts, the NFL’s Mr. Butterfingers posted four times as many fumbles (four) as touchdowns (one).
After playing only nine offensive snaps in Los Angeles in Week 6, national television cameras caught Gordon pouting on the sideline one minute, then shaking his head and commiserating with a clearly disgruntled Jerry Jeudy the next.
Asked about his tailback’s curious displays and his dwindling playing time, Hackett said this:
“Melvin didn’t do anything wrong.