COSTA MESA, Calif. -- He finished last season just three yards shy of the 1,000-yard rushing mark, long considered the measuring bar for NFL running backs.
With three games left this season, Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is once again close to reaching that mark.
Gordon totaled 78 rushing yards on 22 carries in a win over the Washington Redskins last week, including a 1-yard run for a score late in the game.
“He ran hard,” Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said. “He ran between the tackles a lot, and I like the way he finished the game.