COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Since moving to L.A. over a year ago, Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon has described a case of mistaken identity with another back who wears dreadlocks -- Los Angeles Rams tailback Todd Gurley.
"I don't like to get confused with anybody, but it is what it is," Gordon said. "People just see the dreads and go, 'Oh, it's Todd!'"
Gordon acknowledged that he and Gurley do not look alike.
"Not at all," Gordon said, smiling. "Not even close."
During a conversation with Adam Schefter on his ESPN podcast last week, Gordon said that he got into an argument with a Rams fans who did not believe he was not Gurley.